HARRISBURG (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - The Pennsylvania Department of Health has announced an additional 610 cases of COVID-19 and 212 less than on Monday.
These new cases bring the total to 63,666 across the state of Pennsylvania.
4,600 of the positive cases have been seen in healthcare workers.
There has also been119 additional deaths confirmed in the commonwealth, 32 more compared to Monday, to bring the total to 4,624 since the pandemic began.
3,145 of the state's total deaths have occurred in residents of nursing or personal care facilities.
There are now 13,813 cases of COVID-19 in residents of long-term care facilities with 2,191 among employees for a total of 16,003 at 557 facilities across the commonwealth.
To date, there have been 286,034 negative tests in Pennsylvania.
Age Breakdown:
- Nearly 1% are ages 0-4;
- Nearly 1% are ages 5-12;
- Nearly 2% are ages 13-18;
- Nearly 6% are ages 19-24;
- Nearly 37% are ages 25-49;
- Nearly 26% are ages 50-64; and
- Nearly 29% are ages 65 or older.
Most of the deaths and hospitalizations have occurred in the 65 and older age group.
"As counties move from red to yellow, we need all Pennsylvanians to continue to follow the social distancing and mitigation efforts in place," Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said.
"We must continue to protect our most vulnerable Pennsylvanians, which includes our seniors, those with underlying health issues, our healthcare workers and our first responders. I am proud of the work that Pennsylvanians have done so far, but we cannot stop now, we must continue to take the necessary steps to protect ourselves from COVID-19."
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has a digital map on their website to track the locations and densities of the positives as they are reported across the state.
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