Teenager Becomes Mercer County’s 76th COVID-19

The Mercer County Health Department (MCHD) on Thursday announced the 76th resident from Mercer County to test positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus).  This case is a male in his teens. Due to Federal privacy restrictions, release of any additional information on this case is prohibited. Mercer County’s current test positivity rate is at 5.3 percent. There have been four COVID-19 related deaths in Mercer County.
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