COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Reports 6,637 New Cases, 96 Additional Deaths
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
HARRISBURG (KDKA) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 6,637 new coronavirus cases and 96 additional deaths.
This brings the statewide total to 1,666,724 cases and 32,729 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
There are 3,016 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, with 657 in ICUs.
The state says 14,811,871 total vaccine doses have been administered, and 6,558,253 people are fully vaccinated. So far, 73.3% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated.
A total of 92,973 pediatric vaccines doses have been administered.
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.
Eligibility expanded to children ages 5 to 11 on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
If you have concerns about the virus, you can check out the state's COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard
There are 5,836,528 people who have tested negative for COVID-19 to date.
There have been 67,201 cases among residents and 48,712 cases among employees of licensed nursing and personal care homes statewide. Out of all total deaths, 15,017 have been in residents of nursing or personal care facilities.
The state also reports 33,021 healthcare workers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the pandemic.
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