Daily Update: April 4, 2020 3 PM
Pennsylvania
- 10,017 confirmed cases, 60,013 tested negative, 136 deaths
Cases by county in the 10-county region per Pennsylvania Department of Health
* case count last updated at 12:00 p.m. on 4/4/2020
| Cases | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|
| Allegheny: | 552 | 3 |
| Armstrong: | 12 | 0 |
| Beaver: | 69 | 6 |
| Butler: | 84 | 2 |
| Fayette: | 23 | 1 |
| Greene: | 12 | 0 |
| Indiana: | 9 | 0 |
| Lawrence: | 22 | 2 |
| Washington: | 46 | 0 |
| Westmoreland: | 135 | 0 |
State Update
- There are 1,597 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania.
- There are a total of 10,017 cases statewide and 136 total deaths. Hospitalization rate in Pennsylvania is approximately 10%.
- A total of 60,013 patients have tested negative in Pennsylvania.
- Reminder: latest guidance is Pennsylvanians should wear cloth masks when they go out in public to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. More info below.
- Use of Fabric or Cloth Masks: Homemade masks made out of fabric and cloth are not considered PPE. However, homemade masks can be an effective complement to handwashing, social-distancing and other mitigation measures. Homemade masks limit the spread of infectious droplets in the air by containing coughs and sneezes. When a homemade mask can’t be acquired a scarf or bandana can be utilized. By implementing community use of these homemade fabric or cloth masks, everyone will have a higher degree of protection from this virus.
- Levine: There is no evidence the virus is slowing down.
- Levine: Commonwealth has purchased a number of ventilators that will be delivered beginning in April and then distributed to hospitals and health systems.
Regional Update
- Number of new COVID-19 cases in region:
- Allegheny – 76 (see totals in infographic here)
- Armstrong – 1
- Beaver – 4
- Butler – 9
- Fayette – 3
- Greene – 1
- Indiana – 2
- Lawrence – 3
- Washington – 6
- Westmoreland – 25
Federal/National Update
- Given the immediate and urgent demands on the SBA Payroll Protection Program (the $349B pool), there is now increased discussion at the federal level related to necessity of recapitalizing many of the programs put into place by the CARES Act (Phase 3).
- Cuomo: New York may be somewhere in the range of 4-7 days away from peak. Today, Gov. Cuomo signed an Executive Order allowing medical students who were slated to graduate this spring to begin practicing now.
- Federal government will staff and equip 2,500 beds at the Javits Center for COVID-19 patients.
- DeWine: “For days that I’m in the public, I intend to wear a mask. Not an N95 mask,” but a homemade mask. He continued, “Wearing a mask should be accepted. We won’t require them in Ohio, but I intend on wearing one and you should consider doing so….”