Daily Update: April 10, 2020 4 PM

Pennsylvania

  • 19,979 confirmed cases, 93,040 tested negative, 416 deaths

Cases by county in the 10-county region per Pennsylvania Department of Health
*case count last updated as of 12:00 p.m. on 4/10/2020

Cases Deaths
Allegheny: 788 18
Armstrong: 22 0
Beaver: 139 13
Butler: 123 3
Fayette: 49 1
Greene: 21 0
Indiana: 26 0
Lawrence: 45 3
Washington: 66 0
Westmoreland: 202 5

 

Pennsylvania Cases and Hospitalizations by Age Range

Age Range Cases Hospitalizations
0-4 <1% <1%
5-12 <1% <1%
13-18 1% <1%
19-24 7% 1%
25-49 41% 19%
50-64 29% 29%
65+ 21% 51%

 

State Coronavirus Updates

  • Wolf Announces $450 Million Loan Program for Financially Strained Hospitals
    • There are more than 19,000 COVID-19 cases in the state with numbers expected to continue increasing, highlighting an even greater need to ensure that Pennsylvania’s hospitals are equipped to care for patients and workers. To assist, Governor Tom Wolf announced on Friday, April 10 a new loan program – the Hospital Emergency Loan Program, or HELP – that will provide short-term financial relief to Pennsylvania’s hospitals as they prepare for the growing surge of individuals infected with COVID-19 and the economic fallout of the nationwide pandemic. Read more here.
  • Secretary of Health Dr. Levine
    • As of 12 am Friday, April 10, there are 1,751 new positive cases; 19,979 total positive cases in all 67 counties
    • 955 healthcare workers tested positive; 1,209 who tested positive are in 181 nursing homes and/or long-term living facilities
    • 2,069 have been hospitalized or 11% of total cases
    • As of 12 pm Friday, April 10, 45% hospital beds, 38% ICU beds, and 70% ventilators are still available
    • 416 deaths are adults who tested positive

 

Federal Coronavirus Updates

  • The White House
    • The Trump administration is pushing to reopen much of the country next month, raising concerns among health experts and economists of a possible COVID-19 resurgence if Americans return to their normal lives before the virus is truly stamped out.

 

National Coronavirus Updates 

  • National Economy
    • Lifting restrictions after just 30 days will lead to a dramatic infection spike this summer and death tolls that would rival doing nothing, according to the departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services. The model foresees a bump in the demand for ventilators — considered a stand-in for serious COVID-19 infection rates — 30 days after stay-at-home orders are issued, a major spike in infections about 100 days after, and peaking 150 days after the initial order. Without any mitigation, the death toll could have reached 300,000. But if the administration lifts the 30-day stay-at-home orders, the death total is estimated to reach 200,000, even if schools remain closed until summer, 25 percent of the country continues to work from home and some social distancing continues. But with a 30-day shelter in place and other measures, infections would still reach 160 million and 740,000 would need intensive care.