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The Herald’s Weekly Virus Report
Reported on 5/25/21
#Cases / #Deaths / Rate*
Bedford: 3,219 - 138 - 288.2
Blair: 10,486 - 335 - 275.0
Cambria: 10,245 - 430 - 330.3
Centre: 15,291 - 222(n/c) - 136.7
Clearfield: 6,229 - 146 - 184.2
Fulton: 749 - 15(n/c) - 103.2
Huntingdon: 4,259 - 131 - 290.2
Somerset: 5,724- 209 - 284.6
*Rate is number of deaths per 100,000 population. It is used to compare county death rates.
Reported on 5/18/21
#Cases / #Deaths / Rate*
Bedford: 3,185 - 137 - 286.1
Blair: 10,228 - 332 - 272.5
Cambria: 10,379 - 428 - 328.7
Centre: 15,212 - 222 - 136.7
Clearfield: 6,182 - 143(n/c) - 180.4
Fulton: 740 - 15(n/c) - 103.2
Huntingdon: 4,232 - 130 - 288.0
Somerset: 5,678- 207 - 281.8
Pennsylvania
1,003,797 cases to date
Week of May 18:
997,127 total cases
–
27,042 deaths to date
Week of May 18:
26,833 total deaths
United States
33,121,329 cases to date
Week of May 18:
32,947,056 total cases
–
589,459 deaths to date
Week of May 18:
585,522 total deaths
Worldwide
167,355,309 cases to date
Week of May 18:
163,679,162 total cases
–
3,474,076 deaths to date
Week of May 28:
3,391,826 total deaths
VACCINE UPDATE
The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed that as of noon May 24, there were 693 additional positive cases of COVID-19, in addition to 856 new cases reported Sunday, May 23, for a two-day total of 1,549 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,196,562.
There are 1,261 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 293 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19.
The percentage of COVID-19 cases in 0-to-49-year-olds is rising as indicated by the COVID-19 age distribution of COVID-19 cases from January 2021 to present in May 2021.
The trend in the 14-day moving average number of hospitalized patients per day is coming down, after peaking at 2,661 patients which is slightly below what it was at the height of the spring 2020 peak of 2,751 patients on May 3, 2020.
Statewide percent positivity for the week of May 14 – May 20 stood at 4.5 percent.
The most accurate daily data is available on the Department of Health website, with archived data also available.
As of 11:59 p.m. Saturday, May 22, there were 13 new deaths and as of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, May 23, there was 1 new death identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, reported for a total of 27,043 deaths attributed to COVID-19. County-specific information and a statewide map are available on the COVID-19 Data Dashboard.
Vaccine Distribution
Pennsylvania hospitals began receiving shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine the week of Dec. 14 and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine the week of Dec. 21. The Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine was first allocated to Pennsylvania the week of March 1.
On Friday, April 23, the CDC and FDA notified all COVID-19 vaccine providers that the pause in administering doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine has been lifted. Following the announcement, Pennsylvania resumed Janssen vaccinations. Vaccination numbers for Pennsylvania do not include Philadelphia, which is its own jurisdiction, or federal facilities, which are working directly with the federal government.
Vaccine highlights
Federal data representing all 67 counties
• According to the CDC, as of Monday morning, May 24, Pennsylvania has administered first doses of vaccine to 56.7 percent of its entire population, and the state ranks ninth among all 50 states for first doses administered by percentage of population.
• According to the CDC, as of Monday morning, May 24, 51.8 percent of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated.
• According to the CDC, as of Monday morning, May 24, Pennsylvania ranks fifth among all 50 states for total doses administered.
Statewide data representing the 66 counties within the Department of Health’s vaccine jurisdiction
• Vaccine providers have administered 10,212,401 total vaccine doses as of Monday, May 24.
• There are 4,488,578 people fully vaccinated with a seven-day moving average of more than 65,500 people per day receiving vaccinations.
• There are 1,608,374 people partially vaccinated, meaning they have received one dose of a two-dose vaccine.
• There are 6,096,952 people who have received at least their first dose.
This week, a total of 10,749,200 doses will have been allocated through May 29:
• 297,520 first/single doses will have been allocated this week.
• 297,520 second doses will have been allocated this week.
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