Pennsylvania reports 776 coronavirus cases, 28 deaths

Pennsylvania on Wednesday added 776 new coronavirus cases as well as 28 deaths to its totals.

The cases bring the state’s total to 146,990 positive cases and 7,903 deaths, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

The health department said that 173,390 tests were administered over the last seven days between Sept. 9-15, with 5,855 positive cases.

Allegheny County had the most new cases in Southwestern Pennsylvania with 73 new positive results to bring the county’s total to 11,431. Here’s how the rest of the region fared, with total cases and growth from Tuesday:

• Armstrong: 394 (+8)
• Beaver: 1,804 (+8)
• Butler: 956 (+11)
• Fayette: 755 (+5)
• Indiana: 568 (+15)
• Somerset: 195 (no change)
• Washington: 1,238 (+6)
• Westmoreland: 2,003 (+10)

On Wednesday, Centre County reported 59 cases, bringing its total to 1,508. Penn State’s total number of covid-19 cases at its University Park campus rose by 458 on Tuesday, pushing the total positive cases to 1,146.

Of the 28 newly reported deaths, two are from August and 26 from September. Residents in personal care or nursing facilities account for 5,308 of the state’s deaths.

Elderly residents in the state continue to be hit the hardest by coronavirus, with nearly 79% of the state’s deaths occurring in people 70 or older. Yet that age group accounts for only 17.2% of the state’s positive cases.

According to the state’s covid-19 dashboard, there are currently 488 coronavirus patients hospitalized in the state. The state has 4,962 ventilators, with 1,034 currently in use, but only 60 by covid-19 patients.

There are 22,064 resident cases of coronavirus and 4,806 cases among employees of nursing and personal care homes.