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Hazleton considered hotspot in NEPA COVID-19 cases

A billboard at a bus stop March 14, 2007 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
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Here in Northeast PA the city of Hazleton by many is considered a hot spot of the coronavirus. In a virtual news conference led by State Senator John Yudichak yesterday all those officials attending had one statement for citizens...take the threat of COVID-19 seriously. Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazleton representatives say they have been seeing the number of positive cases rising in that area at an alarming rate. Luzerne County is now at 384 cases and Hazleton Mayor Jeff Cusat said those numbers don't include tests being performed at other locations outside the hospital. ​