The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported yesterday, that there are 1,706 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 29.441 in all 67 counties. The department also reported 49 new deaths among positive cases, bringing the statewide total to 756. All people are either in isolation at home or being treated at the…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 17, 2020
LYCOMING COUNTY COVID-19 CASES STAYS LOW There have been no coronavirus deaths reported in Lycoming County as of yesterday with 30 positive cases and 657 negative tests in the county. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, statewide – we’re at 27, 735 with 1, 245 new cases reported. Sixty new deaths in the commonwealth…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 16, 2020
MASKING ORDER TAKES PLACE SUNDAY Yesterday, Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced that starting 8 p.m., April 19, under a new directive, shoppers and employees will be required to wear face coverings at retail stores, including supermarkets. Pennsylvania joins New York state where on Wednesday Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered residents…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 15, 2020
The 150th Lycoming County Fair has been postponed until 2021, President of the Lycoming County Fair, Rocky Reed, says it’s a tough decision – and they are less than 3 months out , the fair will have to face the likelihood of having to follow state and federal guidelines . Reed says he can’t predict…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 14, 2020
LOWER COVID-19 NUMBERS TO START THE WEEK The Secretary of the PA Department of Health, Dr. Rachel Levine, released the new COVID-19 numbers affecting Pennsylvania as of midnight Monday. There are 1,366 new cases in the commonwealth bringing the statewide total to 24,199. There were 17 new deaths bringing that total to 524. Twenty-eight cases…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 13, 2020
ONE CORONAVIRUS DEATH REPORTED IN TIOGA COUNTY As of midnight Sunday morning The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed 1,178 new cases of the coronavirus which brings the state wide total to 22, 833 cases. Thirteen more deaths were reported yesterday, making 507 total deaths in Pennsylvania. One death has now been reported in Tioga County…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING WEEKEND NEWS APRIL 11, 2020
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RELEASES FRIDAY COVID-19 NUMBERS, SEEKS SOURCES FOR PROTECTIVE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT According to the PA Department of Health concerning the numbers of coronavirus cases in the state, there are 1,751 new cases in Pennsylvania – bringing the statewide total to 19,979. Seventy eight new deaths in the commonwealth, brings the total fatalities to…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 10, 2020
DOH REPORTS LATEST COVID-19 NUMBERS FOR PENNSYLVANIA According to the PA Department of Health, the latest COVID-19 case count in Lycoming County is 17, but there are 1,989 new cases in Pennsylvania bringing the statewide total to 18, 228. Twenty-nine new deaths in the commonwealth, brings the total fatalities to 338. Department of Health Secretary…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 9, 2020
TOTAL COVID-19 CASES IN LYCOMING COUNTY GOES TO 15 The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed yesterday that there are now 15 cases of COVID-19 in Lycoming County, and 1,680 additional positive cases overall, bringing the statewide total to 16,239 in all 67 counties. Seventy new deaths were reported among positive cases, which is a statewide…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 8, 2020
PENNSYLVANIA REPORTS RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF DAILY DEATHS New deaths related to COVID-19 have pushed the daily total in the commonwealth to a record breaking 78 with a statewide total now of 240 people. The number of new cases of the virus yesterday as of midnight is 1, 579 – bringing a statewide total to 14,…… more »