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Eric Crawford, EMT for Engine 46, received the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Philadelphia Fire Department headquarters on Jan. 6, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Pennsylvania officials announced
7,275 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the state-wide total since the start of the pandemic to
733,429. As of 11:59 p.m. Monday, the state recorded
227 new deaths from COVID-19, bringing the total fatality count to
18,080.
There are
5,232 people currently hospitalized due to COVID-19, near double the peak in the spring. Of those patients,
1,070 are in the intensive care unit. The statewide percent positivity rate the number of people tested with positive results is currently
Department of Health Dec 27- Jan 2 Update On COVID-19 Investigations, Contact Tracing, Monitoring Efforts: Pennsylvanians Urged To Answer the Call And Download the COVID App
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Department of Health Dec 20-26 Update On COVID-19 Investigations, Contact Tracing, Monitoring Efforts: Pennsylvanians Urged To Answer the Call And Download the COVID App
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Department of Health Dec. 13-19 Update On COVID-19 Investigations, Contact Tracing, Monitoring Efforts: Pennsylvanians Urged To “Answer the Call” And Download the COVID App
12/28/2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Health today shared its weekly update on Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing data and encouraged Pennsylvanians to download the COVID Alert PA app, as more than 720,000 have already done, to aid in contact tracing efforts. All 67 counties have substantial COVID-19 transmission rates.
“Last week we launched the Connect & Protect Form to reach many more Pennsylvanians for a digital case investigation, but that still requires residents to answer the call. We continue to ask all Pennsylvanians to answer the call – answer the call when a public health professional is calling and answer the call to do your part to control the spread of COVID-19 by wearing a mask, social distancing, avoiding gatherings, downloading the COVID Ale
Department of Health Dec. 6-12 Update on COVID-19 Investigations, Contact Tracing, Monitoring Efforts: Pennsylvanians Urged to “Answer the Call” and Download the COVID App
12/21/2020
Harrisburg, PA - The Department of Health today shared its weekly update on Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing data and encouraged Pennsylvanians to download the COVID Alert PA app, as more than 707,000 have already done, to aid in contact tracing efforts. All 67 counties have substantial COVID-19 transmission rates.
“Each and every day, public health professionals across the state are committed to reaching as many new cases as soon as they can in order to determine where they went or who they were in close contact with while infectious,” Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said. “As we add more resources and tools for Pennsylvanians to support those efforts, we ask for residents to use them. Please download the COVID Alert PA app and answer the call when