Daily Coronavirus Briefing for Apr. 14

Total cumulative COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania at 2,793,891

Harrisburg - The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed that on April 14, there were 943 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide cumulative total cases to 2,793,891.
There were two new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry and reported for a cumulative total of 44,464 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
There are 2,315,385 confirmed cases and 478,506 who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases. There are 6,179,271 individuals who have tested negative to date.
The department continues to urge Pennsylvanians to follow CDC guidance for wearing a mask where required by law, rules, and regulations, including health care, local business and workplace guidance. For the protection of themselves and others, individuals who have not yet been vaccinated or are partially vaccinated, are still encouraged to wear a mask when in public.

Numbers by county as of April 14

• Bucks County: 123,531 cases and 1,887 deaths
• Chester County: 92,175 cases and 1,145 deaths
• Delaware County: 110,405 cases and 1,868 deaths
• Lehigh County: 89,634 cases and 1,235 deaths
• Montgomery County: 153,151 cases and 2,311 deaths
• Northampton County: 79,764 cases and 1,086 deaths
• Philadelphia: 310,133 cases and 5,081 deaths

The Department of Health continues to provide the public with extensive and frequently updated data on both the COVID-19 dashboard and the vaccine dashboard. Both dashboards provide an interactive experience for the user to review statewide and local-level data updated daily.

The department will continue to provide data via online dashboards; however, starting in late April, the dashboards will be updated on a weekly basis.

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