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WILKES-BARRE — The latest Department of Health report on Wednesday showed Luzerne County with 235 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths. The county’s death count is at 974.
The county’s total cases are now at 45,004 since the pandemic began last year.
Neighboring Lackawanna County has 24,908 cases and 542 deaths; Monroe County has 21,361 cases and 378 deaths.
The Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed that as of 12 a.m. there were 7,569 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide cumulative total to 1,704,528.
Statewide percent positivity for the week of Nov. 12–Nov. 18 stood at 11.7%.
Vaccination highlights
According to the CDC, as of Tuesday, Nov. 23:
• Pennsylvania ranks 5th among all 50 states for total doses administered.
• 68.8% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated.
• Vaccine providers have administered 15,139,743 total vaccine doses, including 1,417,641 additional doses (which includes additional shots for immuno-compromised individuals and booster shots).
• 137,174 total pediatric vaccines doses (ages 5-11) have been administered.
• 6,589,002 people are fully vaccinated; with 69,581 vaccinations administered since yesterday and a seven-day moving average of more than 50,000 people per day receiving vaccinations.
To see a map of locations where you can get a vaccination, go to the Pennsylvania Department of Health website.
A commonwealth COVID-19 vaccination guide explains current process for getting one. Pennsylvanians with questions about the vaccination process can call the Department of Health hotline at 1-877-724-3258.
Statewide data
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the next update to the Department of Health’s COVID-19 dashboards will occur on Monday, Nov. 29.
There are 3,349 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 763 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19.
As of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, there were 98 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, reported for a total of 33,101 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
• There are 277,446 individuals who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases.
• There are 5,877,018 individuals who have tested negative to date.
In licensed nursing and personal care homes, there have been a total of 67,729 resident cases of COVID-19 to date, and 49,520 cases among employees, for a total of 117,249 at 1,667 distinct facilities in all 67 counties.
Reach Bill O’Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.
