New cases of coronavirus continue to increase week after week at state and local levels in Pennsylvania, according to figures released Monday by the Department of Health.
There have been 3,920 new cases of covid-19 recorded in the state in the past two days, the Department of Health reported on Monday. It is a jump of almost 19% compared to last week’s two-day report. The last time the state saw more new cases in a report from Sunday to Monday was February 14-15, when 4,516 new cases were reported.
Even so, the number of new cases in the last two days was less than the 4,213 cases posted on Friday. This was the largest single-day post in the state in six weeks.
At its current pace, Pennsylvania could reach 1 million cases in a week.
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Of the new cases at the state level, 3,273 were confirmed through PCR tests, while 647 were listed as probable cases. Health officials define a probable case as one in which a patient has a positive viral antigen test or suspicious symptoms with “high-risk exposure” to someone who has been confirmed to have coronavirus.
Philadelphia had the highest number of new cases in the two-day period, with 573. This was followed by Allegheny (425), Bucks (275), Montgomery (268) and Chester (195). Other Western Pennsylvania county reports: Westmoreland (127), Washington (50), Butler (46), Fayette (42), Lawrence (32), Beaver (22), Indiana (9) and Armstrong (8). Six counties did not report new cases during the two-day period.
Health officials announced 15 new covid-related deaths on Monday, 14 of them in March and one in February. The death toll so far in the state is 24,789.
Greed hospitalizations in the state continue to rise, increasing by 48 in the past two days to 1,577. Six of the past eight days have seen an increase in the number of people hospitalized for covid-19. Of those in the hospital, 335 are in intensive care units and 189 are on ventilators.
From the latest data available on Monday, there were 1,690,805 Pennsylvania residents who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or both Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, and 1,773,484 with at least one dose of a vaccine vaccinated. This amounts to just over 27% with partial coverage and just over 13% with full coverage.
To date, 988,435 cases of covid-19 have been reported in Pennsylvania, with 844,567 confirmed by PCR tests. There have been 4,058,854 negative tests recorded since the start of the pandemic.
Allegheny County
There were 425 new greedy cases reported in Allegheny County over the two-day period – 55% more than last week’s figures. It is the largest report from Sunday to Monday from 7 to 8 February, when 450 new cases were reported.
Of the new cases, 303 were confirmed through PCR tests, 122 of which were listed as probable. The new cases ranged in age from 3 months to 98 years, with a median age of 33 years.
Authorities reported a new death related to greed. The person was in his 90s and associated with a long-term institution.
The age breakdown of Allegheny County’s most recent cases – 213 women, 212 men – are:
- Ages 0-4: 16
- From 5 to 12 years: 36
- 13-18: 45
- Age 19-24: 60
- From 25 to 49 years: 152
- Age 50-64: 80
- From 65 years: 36
In hospitals, there are 167 residents with covid being treated at the municipal facilities, 42 in the ICU and 26 in ventilators.
In front of the vaccine, 175,817 county residents received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or both Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, with 356,327 residents having at least one dose of the vaccine. This means that 29% are at least partially vaccinated, while 14.4% are fully covered.
So far, there have been 82,080 cases of greed recorded in Allegheny County, with 63,628 confirmed with PCR tests.
Westmoreland County
There have been 127 new cases of covid-19 reported over the two-day period in Westmoreland County. That figure is 67% higher than last week’s 76 cases. It is the biggest post from Sunday to Monday from 14 to 15 February, when 129 new cases were added.
Of the new cases, 76 were confirmed through PCR tests, 51 of which were listed as probable.
The municipality has 27 residents in the hospital with greed. Of these, two are in the ICU and three in ventilators.
There were 44,900 Westmoreland County residents who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or both Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, with 91,602 residents having at least one dose of the vaccine. This is equivalent to 25% with at least partial coverage and 12% with full coverage.
So far, there have been 28,221 cases of covid-19 in Westmoreland County, with 19,724 confirmed through PCR tests.
Chris Pastrick is a digital producer for Tribune-Review. You can contact Chris at 412-320-7898, [email protected] or via Twitter .
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