There are 4,843 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania as of March 31, according to the state Department of Health, with 756 new cases since March 30.  Of the patients who have tested positive, the largest percentage, at 41%, are in the 25 to 49 year old age bracket

To stop the hoarding, Redner’s Markets, a Pennsylvania based supermarket chain, is allowing store managers to set limits on the number of items customers can buy of certain foods, like toilet paper or meat.

The state Department of Labor has reported that nearly 649,967 unemployment claims have been filed since March 16.

Gov. Tom Wolf has expanded stay-at-home orders to include Lehigh and Northampton Counties. The announcement comes as the number of positive cases of COVID-19 has grown to 1,127 in 44 counties with 11 deaths in the state, including three deaths in Northampton County.

Pennsylvania's Secretary of Health warns that the number of coronavirus cases is doubling every two days, underscoring the importance of self-isolation and social distancing.

Businesses that remain open during the COVID-19 outbreak continue to make changes to their operations:

As most people in Pennsylvania shelter in place, not going out to restaurants or stores and commuting only to the most essential jobs, gas prices are hitting record lows.

Gov. Tom Wolf issued a stay-at-home order for six counties and extended the closure of schools in the state for another two weeks to help fight the spread of COVID-19. He did not mention any timetable for the closure of non-life sustaining businesses. Those closures were ordered “until further notice.”

Starting at 8 a.m., Gov.  Wolf’s order that all non-life sustaining business shut down, will be enforced.

Pennsylvania now has 268 confirmed cases of COVID-19. That’s a jump of 83 cases from yesterday.