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WILKES-BARRE — The latest Department of Health report on Wednesday showed Luzerne County with 92 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths. The county’s death count is at 848.
The county’s total cases are now at 34,640 since the pandemic began last year.
Neighboring Lackawanna County has 19,815 cases and 491 deaths; Monroe County has 16,570 cases and 333 deaths.
The Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed that as of 12 a.m. there were 4,391 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide cumulative total to 1,329,111.
Statewide percent positivity for the week of Aug. 27–Sept. 2, stood at 8.2%.
Vaccination distribution
According to the CDC, as of Tuesday, Sept. 7:
• Pennsylvania ranks 5th among all 50 states for total doses administered.
• 66.6% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated.
• Vaccine providers have administered 12,349,956 total vaccine doses, including 46,701 additional doses authorized for people who are immuno-compromised, as of Wednesday, Sept. 8.
• 6,020,480 people are fully vaccinated; with 17,717 vaccinations administered since yesterday and a seven-day moving average of more than 16,700 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
There are 2,010 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 496 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19.
As of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, there were 38 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, reported for a total of 28,446 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
There are 205,312 individuals who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases.
There are 5,214,430 individuals who have tested negative to date.
Approximately 30,384 of total cases have been among health care workers.
Reach Bill O’Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.
