HARRISBURG â For the third consecutive week, the coronavirus positivity rate decreased in Montgomery County and in the six neighboring counties in Southeast Pennsylvania, according to the latest week-to-week data compiled by state health officials.
Montgomery County recorded a coronavirus positivity rate of 5.6% for the period April 30 to May 6, which was a decrease from the 6.8% positivity rate recorded for the period April 23 to April 29, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Healthâs COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard.
Health officials believe having a positivity rate less than 5% indicates a county is controlling the spread of the virus and keeping it suppressed and the county has been inching closer to that threshold during the last several weeks as vaccinations increased.
COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Department Reports 2-Day Total Of 2,399 New Cases, 18 Additional Deaths
CBS Pittsburgh 5/10/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Pittsburgh
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
HARRISBURG (KDKA) The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting a two-day total of 2,399 new Coronavirus cases and 18 additional deaths.
This brings the statewide total to 1,174,687 cases and 26,550 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
There are 1,924 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, and 427 patients are in ICUs.
The state says 9,232,573 vaccine doses have been administered so far, 3,897,192 people are fully vaccinated. So far, 45.3% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated.
All Pennsylvanians 16 or older are eligible to get vaccinated.
COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Department Reports 2,986 New Coronavirus Cases, 43% Of Pennsylvanians Vaccinated
CBS Pittsburgh 1 day ago Syndicated Local – CBS Pittsburgh
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
HARRISBURG (KDKA) The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 2,986 new Coronavirus cases and 47 additional deaths.
This brings the statewide total to 1,169,678 cases and 26,494 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
There are 2,047 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19 and 448 patients are in ICUs.
The state says 9,041,237 vaccine doses have been administered so far, and 3,774,492 people are fully vaccinated. That represents 43.4% of the population. Gov. Wolf recently said that once 70% of the population is vaccinated, the mask mandate will be lifted.
05/06/2021
Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam released a weekly status update detailing the state’s mitigation efforts based on the COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System dashboard, highlighting a seven-day case increase of 17,774 a statewide percent positivity of 7.6% and 44 counties with substantial transmission status.
“This is the second week in a row where we are seeing a decline in the statewide positivity rate – which is encouraging news,” Gov. Wolf said. “We continue to evaluate all data like hospitalizations, deaths, testing, vaccinations as well as our confirmed and probable case increases to best understand the impact of COVID-19 in our communities. All data shows that the fight against COVID-19 is still underway. We appreciate the commitment of our fellow Pennsylvanians in continuing this fight.”
COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Department Reports 3,133 New Cases, 58 Additional Deaths
CBS Pittsburgh 1 day ago Syndicated Local – CBS Pittsburgh
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
HARRISBURG (KDKA) The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 3,133 new Coronavirus cases and 58 additional deaths.
This brings the statewide total to 1,161,619 cases and 26,334 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
There are 2,151 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19 and 484 patients are in ICUs.
The state says 8,754,703 vaccine doses have been administered so far, and 3,592,845 people are fully vaccinated. All Pennsylvanians 16 or older are eligible to get vaccinated.
If you have concerns about the virus, you can check out the state’s COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard