State officials urged people both voting and protesting to practice safe COVID-19 practices.

In a call with media Tuesday, state Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said she and Wolf's administration encourage people to pursue both of their right to both vote and protest, but they want people to do so safely.

“My hope is that people will be practicing the safety measures I talk about every day,” Levine said.

The state Department of Health recommends people to wash hands immediately after touching surfaces and maintain a safe distance of 6-feet from another person.

While planning for Tuesday's primary, the state Department of State had issued hygiene kits as well as safe protocols to county elections bureaus.

“The governor and I expect that Pennsylvanians want to and will do the right thing,” Levine said.

Levine said she was not certain what types of impact voting and protesting will have.

“We will be worried about increases,” she said. “(But,) it's going to be really hard to track the increases.”

She said people who have been protesting especially should be conscious and aware of their health over the next 14 days.

“If someone was involved with a demonstration or a protest, and five to 14 days later, they have symptoms, then they should certainly get tested,” Levine said.

The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from the regular news releases from the Butler Health System and the state Department of Health.

Tuesday's COVID-19 statistics:

Confirmed cases: 230Negative tests: 3,771Deaths: 12

New cases: 612Total cases: 72,894New deaths: 100Total deaths: 5,667Negative tests: 399,361Recovered: 67 percent

Allegheny: 1,928 confirmed cases; 31,316 negative; and 165 deathsArmstrong: 62 confirmed; 1,302 negative; and 5 deathsBeaver: 591 confirmed; 3,889 negative; and 74 deathsClarion: 27 confirmed; 690 negative; and 2 deathsLawrence: 81 confirmed; 1,418 negative; and 8 deathsMercer: 107 confirmed; 1,697 negative; and 5 deathsVenango: 9 confirmed and 571 negativeWestmoreland: 451 confirmed; 10,045 negative; and 38 deaths