HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania reported its highest number of confirmed coronavirus infections in more than five months on Thursday, with the governor expressing concern but contending the state is in a much better position now to handle the influx than it was at the beginning of the pandemic.The Department of Health said another 1,376 people tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, the second consecutive day that new infections rose above 1,300.
Thursday’s statewide case count was the highest since April 30, when Pennsylvania recorded 1,397 new infections. (U.S.
Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Amouris Coss)The average daily number of new confirmed cases is up by more than 36% over the past two weeks, according to The COVID.