HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania is “at the start of the fall resurgence” of COVID-19, the health secretary said Wednesday, urging residents once more to take steps to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.Wednesday marked the ninth consecutive day that Pennsylvania’s daily case count surpassed 1,000.
Though some of the increase caseload is due to expanded testing, hospitalization and test positivity rates are also rising. That indicates increased viral spread, Dr.
Rachel Levine said at a news conference.FULL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS Pennsylvania is more prepared to handle the influx than it was in the spring, and state officials have no plans to impose another statewide stay-at-home order or broad-based business shutdown “at this time,” Levine.