This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (orange) — also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIH)HARRISBURG, Pa. - There were 38 more deaths in Pennsylvania have been attributed to COVID-19, the state Health Department said Tuesday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 6,464 since the pandemic began.Among those deaths, 4,410 were residents or nursing homes or personal care facilities.Officials said another 510 positive cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed, for a total of more than 82,000 during the past three-plus months.The number of infections is thought to be far higher than the state’s confirmed case count because.