Pennsylvania reports record 2,219 new covid-19 cases for a single day

Pennsylvania on Friday reported a record-high 2,219 coronavirus cases in a single day. It is the second consecutive day with new reported cases above 2,000.

The state’s 7-day average has risen to a high of 1,642 cases with a 7-day total of 11,493. With 18,008 test results, the daily positivity rate is 12.32%, the highest the state has seen since May.

The total reported cases for the state is now 190,579 since March. Of those, 182,436 are confirmed and 8,143 recorded as probable, according to the state Department of Health.

The county with the highest daily increase is Philadelphia with 377. Allegheny County is second with 158, followed by Delaware (107), Bucks (84), Lancaster (84), Lackawana (82) and Montgomery (82).

The state added 33 new deaths related to covid-19 to bring that total to 8,625.

There are 1,068 patients hospitalized for covid-19 with 122 of them using ventilators. The state has 4,978 ventilators overall and 1,122 of them are in use for various illnesses.

There have been a total of 2,200,868 people who tested negative for the coronavirus.

There are 25,122 resident cases of covid-19 in nursing and personal care homes, and 5,455 cases among employees. That’s a total of 30,577 cases at 1,039 facilities. Of Pennsylvania’s total deaths, 5,699 have been residents from nursing or personal care homes.