Dieffenbach's gives away 40K pounds of potatoes in 2 hours - 69News WFMZ-TV

I love 'em," said Terese Rippond from Laureldale, who wasn't going home with a small-fry amount.

"When we got here at 7 a.m., there was people who were already here," said Dwight Zimmerman, Dieffenbach's vice president of sales and marketing.

"We're all about saving potatoes and giving back to the community," said Zimmerman.

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

Officials with Bethany Christian Services of Reading said they currently have more than 100 kids in foster care.

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.

State election officials are urging people to check online to see whether their precincts have been moved or consolidated. 

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

Counties and lawmakers continue to pressure him, but Wolf said he hasn't changed his criteria for deciding which counties can emerge from his stay-at-home order and his business shutdown order

The health department also reported 44 new deaths Thursday, and 231 more from over the past few weeks. 

There were also 137 new deaths reported, which occurred over the past several weeks, officials said

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

He said he will be in isolation at his home for 14 days