The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 3,019 additional coronavirus cases since its last update Friday.
Northampton County’s 131 additional cases since Friday were enough to give it the highest population-adjusted seven-day case rate among the state’s 67 counties.
Northampton added 89 cases per 100,000 residents over the last seven days, followed by Lawrence (86.6), Adams (80.6), Beaver (78) and Pike (68). Lehigh County’s 50.9 seven-day population-adjusted average places it 25th among the 67 counties.
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The state’s 53.5 population-adjusted case rate places it sixth lowest among the states and District of Columbia, less than one-tenth the rate of 620 seen in Louisiana, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Florida (516), Arkansas (424), Mississippi (307) and Missouri (295) join Louisiana as the top five states.
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The seven-day moving average of newly reported cases was 978 Monday, up 75% from a week ago, and more than five times the 185 average daily case rate reported 30 days ago.
To date, there have been 1.23 million infections statewide.
Deaths
Overall: Two compared with five on Sunday. The seven-day moving average of deaths per day is 4.3, a decline of 6.3% from a week ago.
Senior Care: No deaths reported Monday from weekly surveys. There have been 13,412 deaths reported by long-term care facilities, accounting for 48.1% of the state’s 27,857 deaths.
Vaccinations
The latest data from the CDC show:
There are 6.72 million fully vaccinated people in Pennsylvania, accounting for 53% of the population. An additional 1.69 million people are in need of their follow-up shot. In total, 14.6 million shots have been put into 8.4 million arms, or 66% of the state’s residents.
Included in those totals are 369,761 Lehigh Valley residents who are fully vaccinated, accounting for 54.8% of the local population. In total, 471,255 locals have received 739,326 shots in the arm, accounting for 69.9% of the Valley’s population.
The CDC’s number show that more Pennsylvanians have decided to start their vaccination series, with 53,762 receiving their first shot in the past week. The average number of first shots being administered per day has increased 24.2% to 12,907 in the last seven days. The CDC tracks vaccinations by residency, no matter where or by whom the shot is administered.
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Hospitalizations
There were 507 people hospitalized as of midday Monday, compared with 472 Sunday. Of those, 104 were in intensive care, and 54 were on ventilators. COVID-19 hospitalizations are up 47% over the last 30 days.
Hospitals in the Lehigh Valley reported 33 COVID-19 patients Monday, compared with 33 Sunday, including eight in intensive care and two on ventilators.
Testing
There were 5,007 test results reported Monday, with 13.8% of them positive, compared with 12.4% on Sunday.
The overall positive test rate is 17.3% since the state’s first cases were reported March 6 of last year.
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Lehigh Valley
Cases: 77 additional case reports, with 31 in Lehigh County, 46 in Northampton County. That brings the total to 76,791.
Deaths: One death reported Sunday in Lehigh County. That brings the total to 1,588 (868 in Lehigh, and 720 in Northampton).
