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Pennsylvania reports 1,008 new coronavirus cases, 17 new deaths
Pennsylvania on Friday added 1,008 new cases of covid-19 to bring the state’s total to 142,885 cases.
The new cases were part of a record-high number of daily test results reported: 30,855, according to the Department of Health.
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Daily case reports have exceeded 900 on five occasions in September, with the highest of 1,160 on Sept. 3.
Allegheny County was responsible for 100 of Friday’s reported cases, with Centre County — home of Penn State University’s University Park campus — adding 137.
The state reported 17 new deaths, with 11 of those from September and six from August. A total of 7,837 deaths in the state have been attributed to covid-19 since mid-March.
The highest number of new deaths reported this month, 21, came on Sept. 3, and there have been two instances of 20 new deaths in September.
There have been 1,652,028 patients who tested negative to date.
The state is reporting 491 patients hospitalized and 64 on ventilators.
“We know that congregation, especially over holidays and in college and university settings, yields increased case counts. The mitigation efforts in place now are essential to flattening the curve and saving lives,” Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said. “Wearing a mask, practicing social distancing, and following the requirements set forth in the orders for bars and restaurants, gatherings, and telework will help keep our case counts low. Together, as Pennsylvanians, all of our efforts are designed to support our communities to ensure that cases of covid-19 remain low.”
Of all the state’s positive cases, the patient ages break down like this:
Approximately 1% are ages 0-4
Nearly 2% are ages 5-12
Approximately 4% are ages 13-18
Nearly 12% are ages 19-24
Nearly 37% are ages 25-49
Approximately 22% are ages 50-64
Nearly 23% are 65 or older.
There are 21,759 resident cases of covid-19 in nursing and personal care homes, and 4,727 cases among employees, for a total of 26,486 at 947 distinct facilities, according to the Department of Health.
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