Philadelphia officials give an update on the new cases of coronavirus during press conference Thursday PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania's confirmed cases of the coronavirus reached 64,412 confirmed cases, with 4,767 confirmed deaths as of Wednesday afternoon.
The rise in cases is attributed to 746 additional positive cases of COVID-19 and 143 new deaths in the state. With the rate of increase slowing, Gov.
Tom Wolf has begun relaxing social distancing and business closure guidelines in more than half of the state’s 67 counties home to one-third of its residents.
Twelve more counties are scheduled to join them Friday. Gov. Tom Wolf allowed construction work statewide to resume and golf courses, marinas, guided fishing trips and privately owned