Bradford

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Health Commissioner Rachel Levine say all 67 counties have substantial transmission rates of the coronavirus.

Pennsylvania is putting stronger restrictions into place t while two Northern Tier Counties report additional deaths last week.

Bradford County in Northeast Pennsylvania continues to be at a “substantial level of community transmissions” of the coronavirus.

Broome County’s percentage of positive test results for COVID-19 has crept down but only slightly since it was designated a Yellow Zone cluster.

The Broome County Health Department August 18 reported 5 new positive cases of the coronavirus for a total of 1,115 and one new death for a total of 75.

Pennsylvania is seeing 23 additional deaths from COVID-19, a day after reporting no new pandemic deaths for the first time in months.

At 11:59 p.m. June 4, Pennsylvania residents will no longer be on lockdown under Governor Tom Wolf’s coronavirus emergency declaration.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, there have been 1,550 deaths in the state associated with the novel coronavirus pandemic.