Pennsylvania reports 75 new coronavirus deaths, 537 new cases

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 75 new covid-19 deaths and 537 new cases in the state Thursday.

That brings the state’s total case count to 73,942, with 5,817 deaths.

The state considers 618 patients as probable cases, but they are not confirmed.

Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday renewed the state’s emergency disaster declaration in response to the virus for another 90 days. The declaration has been in place since March 6.

A state stay-at-home order that has been in place since March expires today .

More than half of coronavirus cases in the state are in patients age 50 or older, with the most severe cases in patients over the age of 65, according to the Department of Health.

Nursing and personal care homes account for 15,848 cases among residents and 2,740 among employees. There have been 3,895 coronavirus deaths in nursing and personal care homes.

The virus has been found in more than 600 nursing facilities.

Health care workers account for 5,601 coronavirus cases.

Currently, 57 counties are in the yellow or green phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s three-tiered reopening plan. The first 18 counties moved to the green phase last week. Westmoreland and Allegheny counties are set to move to the green phase on Friday, the same day the remaining red counties will move to yellow.