Health officials in Pennsylvania reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases early Tuesday morning as the key battleground state steps into the national spotlight on Election Day.
The state reported 2,875 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 214,871. An additional 32 new deaths were reported, raising the death toll to 8,855.
There are 1,352 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 301 patients are in the intensive care unit.
Pennsylvania is the latest state to record a spike in coronavirus infections. The most serious outbreaks have been spread across crucial political battlegrounds in the Midwest, including Wisconsin, which saw more than 5,000 new cases Friday.
Residents are encouraged to wear face coverings if they are going to cast their ballots in person on Tuesday, though Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State website said “voters who are not wearing a mask will not be denied their right to vote.”
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— The Hill (@thehill) November 3, 2020
“Coincidentally’ — Trump and his COVID Express rallies were all over PA the last week or so. The idiots in power refuse to shut them down. They won’t even require masks at the polls. Far more convenient to blame restaurants and other small businesses and potentially put them out of business.
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