As of noon on Sunday, McKean County had a two-day increase of 147 in its total cases of COVID-19.
The county has had one additional death, too, which brings the total to 5 deaths and 709 cases — 545 confirmed and 164 probable, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. McKean County has had 6,852 negative tests.
McKean County’s case count now surpasses that of Elk County, which has been suffering from the largest number of cases in the local area for some time.
Between Friday and Sunday, Elk County’s case count increased by 68 to 681— 498 confirmed and 183 probable. The number of deaths in Elk County remains at 8, and 4,037 people have tested negative there.
In Potter County, the case count went up by 17 to 338 — 229 confirmed and 39 probable. While the less-populated Potter County has fewer cases than McKean and Elk, the percent positivity of Potter County was the second highest in Pennsylvania on Friday, which alarmed officials. The number of deaths in Potter County remains at 6, and 2,000 people have tested negative.
In Cameron County, the total number of cases held steady at 32 — 29 confirmed and 3 probable. Cameron County remains the only county in Pennsylvania reporting no deaths. A total of 652 people have tested negative there.
Here’s where the cases are located in McKean County: Bradford, 251 confirmed, 64 probable; Kane, 75 confirmed, 8 probable; Lewis Run, 18 confirmed, 56 probable; Smethport, 52 confirmed, 6 probable; Port Allegany, 44 confirmed, 7 probable; Eldred, 28 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Mount Jewett, 16 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Rew, 11 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Turtlepoint, 8 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Duke Center, 7 confirmed, 6 probable; Rixford, 6 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Cyclone and Derrick City, 5 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Gifford, 1-4 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Ludlow and Crosby, 1-4 confirmed.
In Elk County, here is where cases are located: St. Marys, 252 confirmed, 39 probable; Ridgway, 74 confirmed, 18 probable; Johnsonburg, 57 confirmed, 16 probable; Kersey, 28 confirmed, 10 probable; Weedville, 27 confirmed, 6 probable; Brockport, 20 confirmed, 8 probable; Wilcox, 17 confirmed, 7 probable; Benezette, 7 confirmed; and Byrnedale, 1-4 confirmed, 1-4 probable.
Here are the cases in Potter County: Coudersport, 141 confirmed, 21 probable; Galeton, 33 confirmed; Shinglehouse, 31 confirmed, 7 probable; Genesee ZIP Code 16923, 31 confirmed; Genesee ZIP Code 16941, 1-4 confirmed; Ulysses, 22 confirmed; Roulette, 13 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Harrison Valley, 11 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Austin, 10 confirmed, 1-4 probable; and Mills, 1-4 probable.
Cameron County cases are here: Emporium, 25 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Driftwood and Sinnemahoning, 1-4 confirmed.
Statewide, the Department of Health reported its highest daily increase on Saturday: 12,884 new cases for a total of 411,484.
The department has not been updating its statewide numbers on Sundays.
As of Saturday, 5,230 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 across the state, and 1,065 of those patients are in the intensive care unit.
There are 22,150 people who have a positive viral antigen and are considered probable cases, and there are 642 people who have a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or high-risk exposure.
