Philadelphia officials give an update on the new cases of coronavirus during press conference Thursday PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania's confirmed cases of the coronavirus reached 60,622 confirmed cases, with 4,342 confirmed deaths as of Friday afternoon.
The rise in cases is attributed to 986 additional positive cases of COVID-19 and 124 new deaths in the state. The sharp increase in fatalities is largely due to previously unreported deaths over the last several weeks, but the state says 44 fatalities announced Thursday were reported overnight.
The numbers of new infections and deaths have been trending down, prompting Gov. Tom Wolf to allow construction work statewide to resume and golf courses, marinas, guided fishing trips and privately