Philadelphia officials give an update on the new cases of coronavirus during press conference Wednesday. PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania's confirmed cases of the coronavirus reached 69,417 confirmed cases, with 5,265 confirmed deaths as of Wednesday afternoon.
The rise in cases is attributed to 780 additional positive cases of COVID-19 and 113 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