HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., May 10, that there are 1,295 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 56,611.

Lycoming County has had 131 positive cases to date, up four from Saturday, Clinton 41 cases, Sullivan one case and Tioga 16 cases and two deaths. The Lycoming County Coroner Charles Kiessling Jr., confirmed last week that their have been four COVID-19 death to date.

The state is reporting an increase of 19 new deaths today, bringing the statewide total to 3,707.

The state Department of Health bases its numbers on the address the patient had last disclosed to state licensing, regardless of where they died or if they had moved without updating their license.

The state is reporting 62 resident and ten staff cases in three nursing/personal care homes in Lycoming County.

In nursing and personal care homes, there are 11,645 resident cases of COVID-19, and 1,645 cases among employees, for a total of 13,290 at 539 distinct facilities in 44 counties. Out of our total deaths, 2,529 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities

Approximately 3,759 of our total cases are in health care workers.

There are 227,772 patients who have tested negative to date. Lycoming County has had 1,411 test negative to date.

“As we prepare to move a number of counties from red to yellow, we need all Pennsylvanians to continue to follow the social distancing and mitigation efforts in place,” Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said. “We must continue to protect our most vulnerable Pennsylvanians, which includes our seniors, those with underlying health issues, our healthcare workers and our first responders. I am proud of the work that Pennsylvanians have done so far, but we cannot stop now, we must continue to take the necessary steps to protect ourselves from COVID-19.