The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed Wednesday that there were 10,049 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 519,369. There are 6,295 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19, double the peak in the spring. Of that number, 1,264 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19. Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older.

Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced beginning Friday, regional drive-thru and indoor walk-in testing clinics will be held in Cambria, Franklin, Mercer, Montour, and Luzerne counties. The counties with testing sites will change each week over the next 10 weeks so that 61 counties will eventually be covered by dedicated pop-up testing sites over a 12-week period.

“Over the past several weeks, we have seen a rapid increase of positive case counts reaching record-high levels, which gives us significant cause for concern,” Levine said. “In fact, every county now has a positivity-rate greater than five percent, which is alarming. In addition, two counties have percent positivity above 30 percent and 15 counties have percent positivity above 20 percent.”

Local numbers

Carbon County reported 2,053 cases, an increase of 46 since Tuesday. Five more deaths were reported, bringing the total to 82.

Lehigh County reported 16,105, an increase of 316 since Tuesday. Five more deaths were reported since Tuesday, for a total of 434.

Luzerne County has 13,883 cases, an uptick of 485 since Tuesday. The county reported 16 deaths. The count is now at 389.

Monroe reported 4,871, an increase of 75. Deaths are now at 179, as two more were reported Tuesday.

Northampton County reported 13, 151 cases, 333 more than Tuesday. There are 370 deaths after seven more were reported Tuesday.

Schuylkill reported 5,898, 112 more than Tuesday. Four more deaths were reported for a running total of 215.