PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania has smashed its single-day high for reported coronavirus-related deaths, recording 78 more fatalities.
The count was more than double the previous single-day high of 34 deaths, and it boosted the statewide death toll to 240. The Department of Health also confirmed Tuesday that the state has nearly 1,600 more cases of COVID-19 and every county now has an infected resident.
That raised the statewide total to more than 14,550 cases. FULL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS “Now more than ever, as we continue to see COVID-19 cases and deaths rise in Pennsylvania, we need Pennsylvanians to take action,” Secretary of Health Dr.