Pa. Health Dept. Announces Over 900 New Coronavirus Cases And 10 More Deaths Statewide
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
HARRISBURG (KDKA) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 933 new cases of Coronavirus on Thursday and 10 additional deaths.
The statewide total number of cases has risen to 147,923 since Wednesday's report, according to the state's data.
The Health Department says all 67 counties in Pennsylvania have had cases of COVID-19. Current patients are either in isolation at home or being treated at the hospital.
The Allegheny County Health Department reported 79 new cases Thursday. However, the state Health Department, at first, reported 152 cases here in the county, then corrected the numbers to 83 cases, which is still higher than the county's own total.
Allegheny County spokeswoman Amie Downs says they are checking with the state Health Department over the discrepancies.
"Our number is 79. We'll reach out to the state to determine why the difference," said Downs, adding that working it out could take time.
In addition, the state Health Department corrected these counties' numbers as well. Centre is reporting an increase of 88, Philadelphia is reporting an increase of 83 cases, and York is reporting an increase of 24 cases.
The number of tests administered within the last seven days, between Sept. 10 and Sept. 16, is 176,997 with 5,700 positive cases, the Health Department said. There were 24,529 test results reported to the department through 10 p.m. on Wednesday. These results represent the total number of tests administered.
The statewide death toll stands at 7,913.
There are 1,721,275 patients across the state who have tested negative to date.
#COVID19 Update (as of 9/17/20 at 12:00 am):
• 933 additional positive cases of COVID-19
• 147,923 total cases statewide
• 7,913 deaths statewide
• 1,721,275 patients tested negative to dateMore information: https://t.co/7pzosEXhEX
— PA Department of Health (@PAHealthDept) September 17, 2020
Here is the full age breakdown of patients who have tested positive across the state:
• Approximately 1% are ages 0-4;
• Nearly 2% are ages 5-12;
• Approximately 4% are ages 13-18;
• Approximately 12% are ages 19-24;
• Approximately 36% are ages 25-49;
• Nearly 22% are ages 50-64; and
• Approximately 22% are ages 65 or older.
The state Health Department numbers show there are 22,095 resident cases of COVID-19 in nursing and personal care homes across Pennsylvania. Among employees, there are 4,825 diagnosed cases. That brings the entire total to 26,920. Out of the total deaths across Pennsylvania, state officials say 5,327 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.
Approximately 10,251 of the state's total cases are in health care workers.
Currently, all 67 counties are in the green phase of reopening. However, restrictions are in place for bars, restaurants and large gatherings.
If you have concerns about the virus, you can check out the state's COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard.
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