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COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Reports 3,742 New Cases, 79 Additional Deaths

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

HARRISBURG (KDKA) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 3,742 new coronavirus cases and 79 additional deaths.

This brings the statewide total to 1,544,463 cases and 31,055 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.

There are 2,786 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, with 683 in ICUs.

The statewide percent positivity has dropped to 9.2%.

The state says 13,640,792 total vaccine doses have been administered, and 6,430,440 people are fully vaccinated. So far, 71.4% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated.

All Pennsylvanians 16 or older are eligible to get vaccinated, and eligibility for the Pfizer vaccine expanded to children ages 12 to 15 on May 10.

If you have concerns about the virus, you can check out the state's COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard

There are 5,683,738 people who have tested negative for COVID-19 to date.

There have been 79,077 cases among residents and 17,185 cases among employees of licensed nursing and personal care homes statewide. Out of all total deaths, 14,328 have been in residents of nursing or personal care facilities.

The state also reports 32,310 healthcare workers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the pandemic.

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