- Berks County is enlisting the help of the Pennsylvania National Guard to assist with COVID-19 testing at Berks Heim.

Starting next week, the National Guard will be helping to test all of the county-owned nursing home's staff, according to Berks County Commissioner Christian Leinbach.

"This assistance is available to nursing homes and long-term care facilities throughout the commonwealth, and Berks County is taking advantage of this support," said Commissioner Christian Leinbach.

As of Tuesday, Berks Heim has had 52 residents and eight staff members test positive for the coronavirus.

The testing, Leinbach said, is part of a partnership with the state's Health Department and the U.S.

Overall, Berks County has had 3,735 positive cases of the coronavirus, state health officials announced Tuesday. .

Pennsylvania health officials reported 746 new COVID-19 cases in the state on Wednesday.

Overall, Berks County has had 3,735 positive cases of the coronavirus, state health officials announced Tuesday. .

That brings the statewide total to 63,666, according to the health department.

That ups the statewide total to 63,056, according to the health department.

Wolf said Tuesday his administration will undertake the surveillance testing with a goal of testing every resident and employee once a week

That brings the total number of cases in the state to 57,991, officials said

Phil Murphy and the state's health department update the Garden State on efforts to combat the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic