COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Reports 3-Day Total Of 10,245 New Cases, 181 More Deaths
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
HARRISBURG (KDKA) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting a three-day total of 10,245 new coronavirus cases and 181 additional deaths.
This brings the statewide total to 1,575,184 cases and 31,711 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
There are 2,613 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, with 624 in ICUs.
The state says 14,009,897 total vaccine doses have been administered, and 6,474,822 people are fully vaccinated. So far, 72% 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 5,736,757 people who have tested negative for COVID-19 to date.
There have been 78,980 cases among residents and 17,303 cases among employees of licensed nursing and personal care homes statewide. Out of all total deaths, 14,367 have been in residents of nursing or personal care facilities.
The state also reports 32,535 healthcare workers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the pandemic.
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