COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Reports Over 100 New Deaths, 5,058 More Cases
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
HARRISBURG (KDKA) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 5,058 new coronavirus cases and 111 additional deaths.
This brings the statewide total to 1,458,445 cases and 29,722 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
There are 2,891 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, with 675 in ICUs.
The state says 12,942,863 total vaccine doses have been administered, and 6,248,011 people are fully vaccinated. So far, 69.2% 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 5,517,293 people who have tested negative for COVID-19 to date.
There have been 76,967 cases among residents and 16,413 cases among employees of licensed nursing and personal care homes statewide. Out of all total deaths, 14,169 have been in residents of nursing or personal care facilities.
The state also reports 31,274 healthcare workers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the pandemic.
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