Pa. coronavirus update: 8K new cases reported statewide Saturday; Lehigh Valley hits 20K total cases | Pa. COVID-19

The Lehigh Valley surpassed 20,000 total coronavirus cases on Saturday as more than 8,000 new cases were reported across Pennsylvania.

Statewide, cases of COVID-19 now total 351,667 since the pandemic was detected here in March. The statewide death toll rose to 10,275 as 41 more residents died from coronavirus-related illness.

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As of Saturday, 4,114 people were hospitalized for COVID-19, far more than the springtime’s prior peak.

The Pennsylvania health department is reporting thousands of new cases daily, but Saturday’s update — 8,053 new cases — was just the second time the state surpassed 8,000 in a single day. The first was two days earlier on Thanksgiving, when the state set a daily record of 8,425 newly reported cases.

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Locally, the Lehigh Valley’s two counties — which as of Saturday combined for 20,182 total cases since the start of the pandemic — have each lately seen daily case reports increasing into the hundreds, according to the state’s data.