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Pa. reports 5,000 cases Tuesday

The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed Tuesday that there were 5,032 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,020,300.

There are 1,916 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 389 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19. Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older.

Statewide percent positivity for the week of March 19 – March 25 stood at 7.6%.

As of 11:59 p.m. Monday, there were 34 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, reported for a total of 25,049 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

Vaccine highlights

• According to the CDC, as of Tuesday morning, Pennsylvania is the 12th state in the country in terms of percentage of population which has received at least one dose.

• Vaccine providers have administered 5,043,676 total vaccine doses as of Tuesday, March 30.

• 1,781,870 people are fully vaccinated; with a seven-day moving average of more than 83,500 people per day receiving vaccinations.

• 1,599,860 people are partially vaccinated, meaning they have received one dose of a two-dose vaccine.

• 3,381,730 people have received at least their first dose.

This week, a total of 5,870,320 doses will have been allocated through April 3:

• 369,510 first/single doses will have been allocated this week.

• 265,670 second doses will have been allocated this week.

• To date, Pa. has administered 5,043,676 doses total through March 30:

• First/single doses: 3,381,730 administered

• Second doses: 1,661,946 administered

Number of people vaccinated by county

• Carbon - 7,645 partially covered, 9,885 fully.

• Lehigh - 53,469 partially, 63,368 fully.

•Luzerne - 34,174 partially, 57,822 fully.

• Monroe - 18,838 partially, 15,328 fully.

• Northampton - 50,268 partially, 49,930 fully.

• Schuylkill - 17,641 partially, 22,287 fully.

COVID-19 cases and deaths by county, to date

• Carbon County reported 5,383 cases, 159 deaths.

• Lehigh County reported 33,915 cases, 805 deaths.

• Luzerne County reported 26,974 cases, 763 deaths.

• Monroe County reported 11,366, 287 deaths.

• Northampton County reported 30,312 cases, 677 deaths.

• Schuylkill County reported 12,794 cases, 382 deaths.