URGENT: Coroner Kiessling confirms 11th and 12th COVID-19 deaths in a nursing home

Friday evening, Lycoming County Coroner Charles Kiessling confirmed the 11th and 12th deaths attributed to COVID-19 both from a nursing home in Lycoming County.

According to his Lycoming County Coroner social media platform, “The number of positive COVID 19 cases here in Lycoming County has increased to 141 and unfortunately the number of deaths has increased by 2 again from a nursing home to 12 Total deaths. 1,607 have tested negative.”

On Friday morning, the Pennsylvania Department of Health updated Nursing Home and Personal Care Home data.

The case count increased by one in Nursing Home or Personal Care Home residents, in three facilities bringing the total in Lycoming County to 68 cases attributed to COVID-19.

There are now eight COVID-19 deaths in Lycoming County attributed to cases in a Nursing Home or Personal Care Home resident, according to the DOH.

News Talk 104.1 was first to report, according to Coroner Kiessling, that 5 new deaths in Lycoming County attributed to cases occurred earlier in the week over a 24 hour period.

Bringing the total in Lycoming County to 10 decedents from COVID-19.

Additionally, 12 cases involving health care workers in a Nursing Home or Personal Care Home in Lycoming County was.

Columbia County has 29 deaths involving five Nursing Home or Personal Care Homes there are also 95 COVID-19 cases involving residents and 33 health care workers.

A third Nursing Home or Personal Care Home with a COVID-19 case was added Friday.

Northumberland County has a single case in a Nursing Home or Personal Care Home resident.

Union County has a single case in a Nursing Home or Personal Care Home health care worker.

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