HARRISBURG Pa. (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed an additional 547 cases of COVID-19 across the state, bringing the total past or present cases to 139,863.
In the last seven days, the State of Pennsylvania administered 161,316 tests and accumulated 5,838 positive cases.
In the new daily update, the PA Health Department added 20 new deaths from coronavirus, bringing the state-wide death toll at 7,780.
Of the patients who have tested positive to date the age breakdown is as follows:
- Approximately 1% are ages 0-4;
- Nearly 2% are ages 5-12;
- Approximately 4% are ages 13-18;
- Nearly 11% are ages 19-24;
- Approximately 37% are ages 25-49;
- Approximately 22% are ages 50-64; and
- Nearly 23% are ages 65 or older.
To date there have been 1,608,378 negative tests administered across the commonwealth.
Mask-wearing is still required across the state and the continuous use of a mask is a critical part in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
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