There were 445 new coronavirus cases diagnosed in the region between Wednesday and Friday, including 22 more cases in Potter County. Potter’s total case count stood at 199 entering Friday with three fatalities. Active case count in Potter County — those diagnosed over the past two weeks — has more than doubled in one week and stands at more than 110. Some 14 of the 22 cases diagnosed on Wednesday and Thursday were in the Coudersport area. There were also two each in the Austin, Shinglehouse and Genesee areas; and one each in Roulette and Harrison Township.
Also between Wednesday and Friday, there were 90 more cases and eight more deaths in Tioga County; 22 more cases in McKean; 58 more cases in Clinton; 28 more cases and two more fatalities in Elk; 142 more cases and two more deaths in Lycoming; 39 more cases and two more fatalities in Cattaraugus County, N.Y., 39 more cases in Allegany County, N. Y., and two more cases in Cameron County. Most recent total numbers are as follows: Cattaraugus, 997 cases and 24 deaths; Allegany, 1,013 cases and 52 fatalities; Tioga, 922 cases, 19 fatalities; McKean, 444 cases, 4 fatalities; Lycoming, 1,982 cases, 38 deaths; Cameron, 25 cases; Clinton, 647 cases, 11 fatalities; and Elk, 509 cases, 6 deaths.
A recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control model has found that the actual number of COVID-19 infections in the U.S. could be about eight times as much as the total reported cases. Details can be found here. Meanwhile, three testing sites for the COVID-19 coronavirus remain available in Coudersport. In addition to the testing site at UPMC Cole for physician-referred patients, tests are also being administered at Buchanan Brothers Pharmacy (visit the website here or call 1-800-635-8611 to complete an eligibility assessment) and Rite Aid Pharmacy (visit the website here or call 814-274-0439).
