COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Reports 3,584 New Cases, 134 More Deaths
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
HARRISBURG (KDKA) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 3,584 new coronavirus cases and 134 additional deaths.
This brings the statewide total to 1,520,815 cases and 30,721 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
There are 3,025 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, with 694 in ICUs.
The statewide percent positivity has increased to 9.7%.
The state says 13,441,860 total vaccine doses have been administered, and 6,397,401 people are fully vaccinated. So far, 70.8% 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 5,636,870 people who have tested negative for COVID-19 to date.
There have been 78,414 cases among residents and 17,029 cases among employees of licensed nursing and personal care homes statewide. Out of all total deaths, 14,266 have been in residents of nursing or personal care facilities.
The state also reports 32,059 healthcare workers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the pandemic.
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