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HARRISBURG — The death toll in Pennsylvania continues to climb. There were 368 new COVID-19 deaths statewide on Wednesday, a single-day high. A total of 16,914 Pennsylvanians have died as a result of the virus. The state added 9,474 positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. That brings the statewide total to 683,389. The 9,474 positive cases mark the highest count in the past two weeks. Locally, Clinton County added 19 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. Its total now stands at 2,085. Centre County added 77 cases of the deadly virus. Its total ...

STATE COLLEGE — The numbers are on the rise once again in central Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, the Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College announced that it is treating a record-high number of COVID-19 inpatients — 66. “The number of COVID hospitalizations at Mount Nittany Medical Center has reached a new high of 66 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 today,” Mount Nittany Chief Medical Officer, Nirmal Joshi, MD, FACP, said in a release. “We urge everyone to be responsible and do what they can to stay safe until the vaccine is more widely available.” There was some good news t...

HARRISBURG — The numbers continue to head in the wrong direction, Pennsylvania. Over the past two days, Pennsylvania added 18,646 new positive cases of COVID-19 — 10,684 on Sunday and 7,962 on Monday — bringing the statewide total to 499,764. Centre County 201 new COVID-19 cases over the past two days — 152 for Sunday and 49 for Monday — to bring its total to 7,737, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. In Clinton County, the DOH reported 84 cases over the past two days — 45 for Sunday and 39 for Monday — to bring its total to 1,306. Deaths are on the rise as well....