HARRISBURG — On Monday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed that there are 521 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 134,025.
There are 7,673 total deaths attributed to COVID-19. No new deaths were reported.
The case count remained steady in the local area, with 64 cases in Elk County, 37 in McKean, 25 in Potter and 8 in Cameron.
The number of tests administered statewide within the last 7 days between Aug. 24 and Aug. 30 is 159,917 with 4,456 positive cases. There were 22,467 test results reported to the department through 10 p.m., Aug. 30. These results represent the total number of tests administered.
There are 1,524,195 patients who have tested negative to date.
Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 25-49, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older.
The department is seeing significant increases in the number of COVID-19 cases among younger age groups, particularly 19 to 24-year-olds.
In nursing and personal care homes, there are 21,034 resident cases of COVID-19, and 4,498 cases among employees, for a total of 25,532 at 929 distinct facilities in 61 counties. Out of the total deaths, 5,189 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.
Approximately 9,627 of the total cases are among health care workers.
