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Pa. reports 5,700 cases Wednesday

The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed Wednesday that there were 5,730 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,087,792.

There are 2,541 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 530 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.

As of Wednesday, there were 50 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, reported for a total of 25,522 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

Statewide percent positivity for the week of April 2-8 stood at 9.5%.

Vaccine highlights

• According to the CDC, as of Wednesday morning, April 14, Pennsylvania has administered first doses of vaccine to 40.1% of its eligible population, and the state ranks 10th among all 50 states for first doses administered by percentage of population.

• According to the CDC, as of Wednesday morning, April 14, Pennsylvania ranks 5th among all 50 states for total doses administered.

• Vaccine providers have administered 6,600,130 total vaccine doses as of Wednesday, April 14.

• 2,488,948 people are fully vaccinated; with a seven-day moving average of more than 96,000 people per day receiving vaccinations.

• 1,862,642 people are partially vaccinated, meaning they have received one dose of a two-dose vaccine.

• 4,351,590 people have received at least their first dose.

Number of people vaccinated by county, to date

Carbon - 10,041 partially covered, 12,717 fully.

Lehigh - 67,204 partially, 82,596 fully.

Luzerne - 37,952 partially, 76,919 fully.

Monroe - 23,566 partially, 22,827 fully.

Northampton - 61,569 partially, 65,177 fully.

Schuylkill - 22,219 partially, 30,357 fully.

Number of cases and deaths by county, to date

Carbon - 5,749 cases, 159 deaths.

Lehigh - 36,160 cases, 814 deaths.

Luzerne - 28,607 cases, 776 deaths.

Monroe - 12,678 cases, 294 deaths.

Northampton - 32,586 cases, 685 deaths.

Schuylkill - 13,45 cases, 387 deaths.