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WILKES-BARRE — The latest Department of Health report on Monday showed Luzerne County with 91 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death. The county’s death count is at 865.
The county’s total cases are now at 36,808 since the pandemic began last year.
Neighboring Lackawanna County has 20,977 cases and 500 deaths; Monroe County has 17,985 cases and 345 deaths.
The Department of Health on Monday confirmed that as of 12 a.m. there were 3,010 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide cumulative total to 1,415,049.
Statewide percent positivity for the week of Sept. 17 to Sept. 23, stood at 8.9%.
Vaccination highlights
According to the CDC, as of Sunday, Sept. 26:
• Pennsylvania ranks 5th among all 50 states for total doses administered.
• 68.5% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated.
• Vaccine providers have administered 12,706,667 total vaccine doses, including 88,618 additional doses authorized for people who are immuno-compromised, as of Monday, Sept. 27.
• 6,195,256 people are fully vaccinated; with 61,460 vaccinations administered since Friday and a seven-day moving average of more than 14,400 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 2,691 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 660 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19.
Between 11:59 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24 and 11:59 p.m. Sunday Sept. 26, there were 87 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, reported for a total of 29,151 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
There are 221,359 individuals who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases.
There are 5,424,046 individuals who have tested negative to date.
In licensed nursing and personal care homes, there have been a total of 76,093 resident cases of COVID-19 to date, and 16,275 cases among employees, for a total of 92,368 at 1,625 distinct facilities in all 67 counties.
Approximately 30,979 of total cases have been among health care workers.
Reach Bill O’Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.
