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WILKES-BARRE — The latest Department of Health report on Wednesday showed Luzerne County with 264 new cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths. The county’s death count is at 988.

The county’s total cases are now at 46,190 since the pandemic began last year.

Neighboring Lackawanna County has 25,592 cases and 549 deaths; Monroe County has 21,879 cases and 381 deaths.

The Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed that as of 12 a.m. there were 7,606 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide cumulative total to 1,744,526. Please note, this includes 372 cases from two labs that collected results more than four days ago.

Statewide percent positivity for the week of Nov. 19–Nov. 25, stood at 12.1%.

Vaccination highlights

According to the CDC, as of Tuesday, Nov. 30:

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

• 30, 69.3% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated.

• Vaccine providers have administered 15,416,551 total vaccine doses, including 1,553,848 additional doses (which includes additional shots for immuno-compromised individuals and booster shots).

• 180,486 total pediatric vaccines doses (ages 5-11) have been administered.

• 6,637,418 people are fully vaccinated; with 60,298 vaccinations administered since yesterday and a seven-day moving average of more than 37,300 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

Currently, there are 3,939 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 858 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19.

As of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, there 100 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry and reported for a cumulative total of 33,521 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

• There are 286,663 individuals who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases.

• There are 5,911,989 individuals who have tested negative to date.

In licensed nursing and personal care homes, there have been a total of 68,315 resident cases of COVID-19 to date, and 50,392 cases among employees, for a total of 118,707 at 1,671 distinct facilities in all 67 counties.

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