Pennsylvania again sees largest single-day COVID-19 increase; stay-at-home order extends through April

Allegheny County reports 290 total cases. State prison inmates under quarantine.

by Juliette Rihl, Nicole C. Brambila, Oliver Morrison , Rich Lord and Matt Petras, PublicSource

After Pennsylvania reported its largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday extended the stay-at-home order for residents until April 30, now applicable to 26 counties.

With 693 new cases reported Monday, Pennsylvania now has 4,087 COVID-19 cases. To date, 48 people have died in the state.

On Monday, the state said there have been more than 386 patients hospitalized in the state and 110 of those have required ICU treatment; 67 patients have required ventilators.

All Pennsylvania schools have also now been instructed to remain closed until further notice. Wolf on Monday said the state is working on a plan for remote learning.

Allegheny County said Monday that it has 290 known cases of the novel coronavirus — up from 265 on Sunday.

Since March 15, the state’s Department of Labor and Industry has received 834,684 new unemployment claims, according to the Department of Labor and Industry Secretary Jerry Oleksiak.

“That eclipses anything that we’ve experienced in a weekly total, and maybe even a yearly total,” Oleksiak said.

A woman jogs along East Carson Street in the South Side on March 20. (Photo by Kimberly Rowen/PublicSource)

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