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The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Pennsylvania in March 2020. As of August 4, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed 111,780 and 7,323 deaths in the state.
- COVID-19
- Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Delaware and Wayne counties
- SARS-CoV-2
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Pennsylvania in March 2020. As of March 20, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed 911,591 cumulative cases and 23,615 deaths in the state.
- COVID-19
- Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Delaware and Wayne counties
- SARS-CoV-2
The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 10, 2020. According to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, there have been 110,793 confirmed infections and 2,900 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in the city. By comparison, there were only 17 influenza deaths in Philadelphia during the 2019-2020 flu season. The COVID-19 pandemic has been over 100 times more deadly than seasonal influenza in the city of Philadelphia.
- 2,900 (confirmed, February 2)
- Philadelphia
The human coronaviruses HCoV-OC43, HCoV-HKU1, HCoV-229E, and HCoV-NL63 continually circulate in the human population and produce the generally mild symptoms of the common cold in adults and children worldwide. These coronaviruses cause about 15% of common colds, while 40 to 50% of colds are caused by rhinoviruses.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).More than 28,100,000 confirmed cases have been reported since January 2020, resulting in more than 498,000 deaths, the most of any country and the eighth-highest per capita.
- Wuhan, Hubei, China
- SARS-CoV-2
The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan, the capital of the province of Hubei in China in December 2019. The most recent country or territory to report its first confirmed case was the Federated States of Micronesia on 8 January 2021.
LocationCasesDeathsRecov.28,325,091502,493No data10,977,387156,21210,678,04810,139,148246,0069,067,9394,151,98482,8763,697,433Pennsylvania is the 33rd-largest state by area, and the 5th-most populous state according to the most recent official U.S. Census count in 2010. It is the 9th-most densely populated of the 50 states. Pennsylvania's two most populous cities are Philadelphia (1,580,863), and Pittsburgh (302,407).
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The Pennsylvania coronavirus charts and map are updated regularly with official numbers as they are released by the state Department of Health. The state has also provided a breakdown of cases by...
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