The number of COVID-related deaths in Warren County continues to rise. There were only five new cases of COVID-19 announced by the Pennsylvania Department
COVID in Pa.: 1.1M vaccines given as state passes 22K COVID deaths | Coronavirus updates for Pa. and the Lehigh Valley (2/4/21)
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But deaths are steadily declining as new cases and hospitalizations fall.
The 3,370 new positives reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday bring the statewide total to 856,986 cases since the virus was first detected in March. The 146 new deaths bring the statewide death toll to 22,101 people.
Meanwhile, the vaccine campaign’s administered 1.1 million doses of the two-dose coronavirus vaccines, with about 2% of the state’s population fully vaccinated.
In the Lehigh Valley, cases now total 52,354 with 1,271 deaths across Northampton and Lehigh counties, with 128 new cases and five deaths listed in the state’s Wednesday report.
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There were no new deaths and eight new cases of COVID in Warren County announced by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday.
The total number of cases stands at 2,035 – 1,677 confirmed and 358 probable.
Deaths remained at 92.
The number of COVID-positive patients at Warren General dropped by one from seven to six from Monday’s statistics. None of those patients were on ventilators and none were in intensive care.
At State Correctional Institution Forest in Marienville, COVID circumstances have made a sharp turn for the better.
Following Thursday’s reporting of 750 active cases among inmates with four deaths, and 17 active cases among staff with no deaths, Monday’s information showed a dramatic improvement.