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WILKES-BARRE — The latest Department of Health report on Thursday showed Luzerne County with 112 new cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths. The county’s death count is at 856.

The county’s total cases are now at 35,514 since the pandemic began last year.

Neighboring Lackawanna County has 20,264 cases and 495 deaths; Monroe County has 17,224 cases and 341 deaths.

The Department of Health on Thursday confirmed that as of 12 a.m. there were 5,786 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide cumulative total to 1,365,049.

Statewide percent positivity for the week of Sept. 3-Sept. 9, stood at 9.1%.

Vaccination distribution

According to the CDC, as of Wednesday, Sept. 15:

• Pennsylvania ranks 5th among all 50 states for total doses administered.

• 67.4% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated.

• Vaccine providers have administered 12,502,769 total vaccine doses, including 60,588 additional doses authorized for people who are immuno-compromised, as of Thursday, Sept. 16.

• 6,094,057 people are fully vaccinated; with 22,630 vaccinations administered since yesterday and a seven-day moving average of more than 14,700 people per day receiving vaccinations.

To see a map of locations where you can get a vaccination, go to the Pennsylvania Department of Health website.

A commonwealth COVID-19 vaccination guide explains current process for getting one. Pennsylvanians with questions about the vaccination process can call the Department of Health hotline at 1-877-724-3258.

Statewide data

There are 2,323 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 560 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19.

As of 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, there were 72 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, reported for a total of 28,768 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

There are 213,470 individuals who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases.

There are 5,296,129 individuals who have tested negative to date.

Approximately 30,662 of total cases have been among health care workers.

Reach Bill O’Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.