COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Department Reports 2,027 New Cases, 27 Additional Deaths

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

HARRISBURG (KDKA) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 2,027 new coronavirus cases and 27 additional deaths.

This brings the statewide total to 1,253,992 cases and 27,993 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.

There are 1,196 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those patients, 316 are in ICUs.

The state says 11,909,398 total vaccine doses have been administered, and 5,830,892 people are fully vaccinated. So far, 64.3% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated.

All Pennsylvanians 16 or older are eligible to get vaccinated, and eligibility for the Pfizer vaccine expanded to children ages 12 to 15 on May 10.

If you have concerns about the virus, you can check out the state's COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard

There are 5,026,793 people who have tested negative for COVID-19 to date.

There have been 72,797 cases among residents and 15,755 cases among employees of licensed nursing and personal care homes statewide. Out of all total deaths, 13,435 have been in residents of nursing or personal care facilities.

The state also reports 29,742 healthcare workers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the pandemic.

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