Philadelphia officials give an update on the new cases of coronavirus during press conference Wednesday. PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania's confirmed cases of the coronavirus reached 66,258 confirmed cases, with 4,984 confirmed deaths as of Friday afternoon.
The rise in cases is attributed to 866 additional positive cases of COVID-19 and 115 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.
Gov. Tom Wolf allowed construction work statewide to resume and golf courses, marinas, guided fishing trips and privately owned campgrounds to reopen recently due to the trend of cases