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COVID-19
The state Department of Health (DOH) reported 246 new COVID-19 cases in Valley counties and an increase of 109 inmate cases at the low-security Federal Correctional Institute in Allenwood.
Thirty-three of the state s 67 counties reported 100 or more new infections, according to the data. Saturdayâs report was the ninth time in 10 days with 9,000 or more new cases statewide and the ninth time in 11 days with 200 or more deaths.
The state infection total climbed to 548,489 with 9,834 new cases. There were 217 deaths, pushing that total to 13,825.
In Valley counties, there have been 9,052 cases and 271 deaths. On Saturday, the state reported 70 new cases in Montour County, 63 new cases and seven new deaths in Northumberland County, 44 new cases in Snyder and 69 new infections with two new deaths in Union County.
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COVID-19
All four Valley counties had at least 44 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, part of a statewide increase of 9,966. Hospitalizations decreased statewide and in the Valley in the latest data released from the state Department of Health.
Statewide, there were another 224 deaths linked to the novel coronavirus, including four in the Valley. It was the third day in a row and seventh in nine days with at least 200 deaths across Pennsylvania. There were two more deaths in Northumberland County, which has had 178 residents die since March, including 45 since Dec. 1.
There were 116 new cases in Northumberland County, 58 in Snyder County, 48 in Montour County and 44 in Union County. There were 27 counties with at least 100 new cases on Tuesday.
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