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WILKES-BARRE — The latest Department of Health report on Monday showed Luzerne County with 78 new cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths. The county’s death count is at 906.
The county’s total cases are now at 39,750 since the pandemic began last year.
Neighboring Lackawanna County has 22,311 cases and 511 deaths; Monroe County has 19,174 cases and 354 deaths.
The Department of Health on Monday confirmed that as of 12 a.m. there were 2,902 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide cumulative total to 1,513,332.
Statewide percent positivity for the week of Oct. 8–Oct. 14, stood at 9.7%.
Vaccination highlights
According to the CDC, as of Sunday, Oct. 17:
• Pennsylvania ranks 5th among all 50 states for total doses administered.
• 70.7% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated.
• Vaccine providers have administered 13,371,913 total vaccine doses, including 359,365 additional doses (which includes additional shots for immuno-compromised individuals and booster shots), as of Monday, Oct. 18.
• 6,373,488 people are fully vaccinated; with 75,705 vaccinations administered since Friday and a seven-day moving average of more than 24,000 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 2,961 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 678 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19.
Statewide percent positivity for the week of Oct. 8 – Oct. 14 increased to 9.7%.Between 11:59 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15 and 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, there were 105 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, reported for a total of 30,523 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
• There are 239,580 individuals who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases.
• There are 5,624,753 individuals who have tested negative to date.
In licensed nursing and personal care homes, there have been a total of 78,220 resident cases of COVID-19 to date, and 16,877 cases among employees, for a total of 95,097 at 1,641 distinct facilities in all 67 counties.
Approximately 31,866 of total cases have been among health care workers.
Reach Bill O’Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.
