HARRISBURG, Pa. The Department of Health confirmed that as of 08:00 on 13 February, there were 4 088 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total amount to 892 344.
According to officials, there are currently 2548 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19.
Of that number, 496 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19.
However, coronavirus hospitalizations in Pennsylvania have dropped by more than half since peaking in December.
Officials say there are currently 2,600 people hospitalized with the virus.
Hospitalizations peaked at more than 6,000 at the end of December.
Despite the large decline, hospitalizations remain high. The number of coronavirus patients currently being treated in hospitals is at the same level as the first peak of the pandemic last spring.
The positive percentage of the whole country for the week of February 5 – February 11 was 8.0%.
The most accurate daily data is available on the site, with archive data also available.
According to officials, as of 11:59 p.m., Friday, February 12, there are 113 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania Death Registry, for a total of 23,072 deaths attributed to COVID-19. Country-specific information and a map are available on the COVID-19 Data Dashboard.
COVID-19 Distribution of vaccines
Hospitals in Pennsylvania began receiving Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and Modern COVID-19 vaccine in the week of December 14th.
Officials note that this also includes the administration of vaccines by CVS as part of the Federal Pharmacy Partnership.
Vaccination numbers for Pennsylvania do not include Philadelphia, which is its own jurisdiction, or federal facilities that work directly with the federal government.
This week, a total of 318,450 doses were allocated until 13 February:
- 175 175 first doses were given this week.
- 143 275 doses will be given this week.
To date, 1,588,761 doses of the 2,439,550 doses administered up to 13 February to 12 February have been administered:
- First doses, 85 percent (1,210,194 administered out of 1,426,600 administered)
- Second doses, 37 percent (378,567 administered out of 1,012,950 administered)
According to officials, there are 103,737 individuals who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered likely cases, and 637 individuals who have a positive serology test and COVID-19 symptoms or a high risk exposure.
There are 3,757,904 individuals who have tested negative to date.
In licensed nursing homes and personal care homes, there are 65,387 cases of COVID-19 and 12,680 cases among employees, a total of 78,067 at 1,555 different facilities in all 67 provinces.
Of the total deaths reported to PA-NEDSS, 12,000 residents occurred in nursing or personal care facilities.
Officials note that the number of deaths reported to NEDSS is not exactly the same as the COVID-19 deaths reported by the death register.
The number of deaths among residents and employees of nursing homes and personal care homes was derived from the PA-NEDSS death data, as this information is not available in the death register data.
About 24,157 of the total cases are among health workers.
The Wolf administration on Friday issued a COVID-19 vaccine order to expedite the process.
According to officials, the Department of Health is working to ensure that the vaccine is provided in an ethical, equitable and effective manner, although the vaccine supply of the federal government remains limited.
- The Your Turn tool provides a way to register to be alerted when it’s your turn to vaccinate.
- A vaccination guide for Commonwealth COVID-19 explains the current process of getting one. Pennsylvania residents with questions about the vaccination process can call the Department of Health hotline at 1-877-724-3258.
- Vaccine Provider Map to find a COVID-19 Vaccine Provider near you.
- All the sites that received the vaccine and how many received it can be found on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution website.
- Information on vaccine panels can also be found on the website to get more information on the doses administered and to display demographic information.
- Pennsylvania residents can provide feedback on the Pennsylvania COVID-19 Interim Vaccination Plan by clicking on the square of the Plan Feedback Form under Popular Vaccination Topics.
- Frequently asked questions can be found here.