The region’s three big states are contributing to the nation’s new record high number of coronavirus cases.
Pennsylvania today reported 2,043 new cases — 176 fewer than Friday’s record high. To date, there have been 192,622 infections statewide since the start of the pandemic.
The seven-day moving average of new cases in Pennsylvania was 1,668 on Saturday, up significantly from 1,413 a week earlier.
In New Jersey, where Governor Phil Murphy is in a self-imposed quarantine after a member of his staff tested positive, 1,994 new cases of coronavirus and eight additional deaths were reported on Saturday, marking one of the highest daily case numbers in recent weeks.
In a tweet marked “urgent update,” Murphy released the latest virus statistics, sounding an early alarm for steadily rising numbers in the coronavirus pandemic that were reaching levels not seen since May. The 1,994 cases on Saturday is the most new cases reported in a day since May 6, when 2,494 positive tests were announced.
In New York, as of Saturday afternoon, there have been at least 496,510 cases and 33,038 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a New York Times database.
The Times is also publishing detailed neighborhood level case and death counts for New York City.