By FORD TURNER THE MORNING CALL |JUL 10, 2020 AT 11:55 AM

HARRISBURG — The state Department of Health on Friday reported 1,009 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 93,876.

The one-day increase was the largest in at least several weeks but it was not immediately clear if some of the cases were older ones that were being reported by the state for the first time Friday. A large new-case number logged earlier in the week included some “backlogged” cases.

The new-case figure included 35 from the Lehigh Valley: 21 in Lehigh County and 14 in Northampton County.

The state’s data includes both confirmed and probable cases.

Confirmed cases are those testing positive for the virus. Scenarios that would lead to a probable case include one where an individual has not been tested but shows symptoms and has had close contact with a confirmed case.

The state also said there were 32 more deaths from the virus. The statewide total is 6,880.

Hospitalizations

The number of people hospitalized statewide for coronavirus has hardly changed for much of the week. State data showed the number was 598 around noon on Monday and increased to 637 about the same time Tuesday, followed by figures of 649 and 650 on Wednesday and Thursday.

The figure approaching noon Friday was 653 people hospitalized.

This story will be updated. Morning Call Capitol correspondent Ford Turner can be reached at fturner@mcall.com

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