NEWS

Washington County reports two more COVID-19 deaths

Alexis Fitzpatrick
afitzpatrick@herald-mail.com

The Washington County Health Department reported two more deaths related toCOVID-19 Thursday, according to its website.

There have been 28 deaths, up from 26 reported on Wednesday.

But there were no reports of new infections; the number of cases remained at 677.

The numbers at Sterling Health Care South Mountain in Boonsboro stayed steady with 17 resident deaths,23 staff cases and 67 resident cases stand at 67,according to the Maryland Department of Health.

Cadia Healthcare in Hagerstown reported a total of one resident death, four staff cases and three resident cases on Thursday.

Frederick County on Wednesday reported a total of 2,501 cases, up eight from the day before, according to the Frederick County Health Department.

The number of deaths remained at 111.

Across Maryland on Tuesday, another 505 coronavirus cases were identified and nine more people had died of the disease, according to the state health department. Total cases Thursday stood at 68,423; the number of deaths totaled 3,086.

In Franklin County, Pa., cases rose from 912 to 950, and the number of deaths remained at 44, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Fulton County, Pa., reported two more cases to total 18, with one reported death.

Across Pennsylvania, confirmed and probable cases rose from 87,242 to 88,074. The health department reported 63 more deaths, for a total of 6,712.

Berkeley County, W.Va., added one more case for a total of 443. The number of deaths remained at 10, according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.

Jefferson County, W.Va., saw two more coronavirus cases for a total of 229. The number of deaths remained at four.

Morgan County, W.Va., still reported 19 cases and no deaths.

Across West Virginia, cases increased from 2,979 to 3,053; the number of deaths remained at 93.