In Pennsylvania, the number of people vaccinated against the coronavirus continued to rise, while cases and deaths remained relatively stable.
In Allegheny County, there was a slight increase in new cases and hospitalizations on Thursday. Westmoreland County saw a decrease in cases and one new death. And the state as a whole sees cases and deaths remain stable, with hospitalizations down again.
Allegheny county
The state reported that 175,016 residents of Allegheny County (26.9% of residents) received at least one dose of a vaccine, while 154,509 individuals were fully covered (12.6% of all residents).
In an effort to get more people vaccinated, the Allegheny County Department of Health announced Wednesday that it will expand the vaccine distribution grant to include people 50 and older who have certain health conditions.
From Friday, the department will serve people 50-64 who have high-risk health risks, including cancer, COPD, heart disease and many others included in Phase 1A of the state.
Allegheny County on Thursday reported 296 additional cases of coronavirus (180 confirmed cases) and no new coronavirus deaths.
Although no new deaths were reported, the province said three of the deaths reported Wednesday were residents of other provinces and that it was removed from the Allegheny County number.
The death toll in Allegheny County due to covid-19 stands at 1,735.
According to state data, 161 residents of Allegheny County are being hospitalized for covid (four as of Wednesday), 40 of them are in intensive care units and 20 of them are in ventilators.
The new cases of coronavirus range from 10 months to 92 years with a mean age of 35 years. The age groups of the recently reported cases – 128 men and 168 women – are:
- Ages 0-4: 6
- Ages 5-12: 27
- Ages 13-18: 32
- Ages 19-24: 29
- Ages 25-49: 123
- Ages 50-64: 52
- Ages 65+: 27
The additional cases of coronavirus bring the province to a total of 80,941 since the start of the pandemic last year.
Westmoreland county
In Westmoreland County, there were 66 additional cases and one new death reported Thursday.
With the 66 additional cases (38 confirmed, 28 likely), the total number of cases in Westmoreland County is 27,890 (19,525 confirmed, 8,365 likely) since the first cases were reported last year.
And the additional reported deaths related to covid brings the total number of covid deaths in the country to 692.
According to the state’s covid-19 dashboard, 117 Westmoreland County residents are being hospitalized for covid-19 (no change as of Wednesday), five are in intensive care units and two are on ventilators.
The state reported that 44,200 residents of Westmoreland County (23.3% of residents) received at least one dose of a vaccine, while 40,867 individuals were fully covered (11.1% of residents).
Excela Health said its ability to provide coronavirus vaccine has been enhanced by opening a clinic in North Huntingdon. The clinical medicine officer, Carol Fox, will be able to give about 2,000 vaccinations daily, which is more than double the amount the health system has done.
Pennsylvania
According to state and provincial data, more than 3.1 million people (24.9% of the population) received at least one dose of a vaccine, and more than 1.5 million were fully vaccinated (12.1% of the residents).
These numbers include both data from the Department of Health in Pennsylvania and the Department of Health in Philadelphia, which keep separate records regarding vaccinations in the state.
According to the state’s data, the number of residents admitted to hospital due to the virus is 1486, compared to Wednesday 14.
The state also adjusted its death toll. The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday added only 17 deaths to its total, despite the fact that there were another 36 deaths in March and one in February. This is because the state also made adjustments to the mortality rates of previous months, and it shrank to 20: January (-2), December (-7), November (-2), October (-1), June (- 2) and May (-6).
Thursday was the one year since the first covid death was reported in the state. The patient was a Northampton County adult and was treated in a hospital.
The state also reported 3,126 additional cases of coronavirus, which is the highest daily total of the month.
The state’s seven-day average of cases is at 2,638 cases, and the seven-day total cases are 18,465, which is 9% higher than last Thursday’s figures.
The total number of cases of coronavirus in the state is 976,847.
Frank Carnevale is a Tribune Review Assistant Editor for Digital Content. You can contact Frank at 412-380-8511, [email protected] or via Twitter .
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