PHILADELPHIA - The coronavirus pandemic continued to spike in Pennsylvania on Thursday as health officials announced a new daily high in positive cases.
According to the health department, 2,900 infections were added to the state total which now sits at 220,566. The statewide death toll was pushed to 8,937 on Thursday with 34 additional virus-related fatalities.Earlier this week, Pennsylvania said daily spikes in COVID-19 are the highest they have been since the onset of the pandemic.
Over the last 7 days, the department reported 16,992 new positives from 288,689 tests.Infections among people 0-18 range from 1% to 5%, according to the health department data collected since the beginning of the pandemic.