The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed as of noon Thursday, there were 3,623 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,000,240.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Carbon has logged 5,245 cases, with 157 deaths. In Schuylkill, 12,635 cases have been recorded, with 379 deaths. Monroe County logged 10,988 positive cases, with 283 deaths.

Lehigh County recorded 33,159 cases, with 803 deaths. Northampton had 29,543 people test positive, and 673 deaths have been attributed to the virus.

Luzerne County had 26,479 cases with 757 deaths.

There are 1,652 people hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 351 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19. Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older.

In licensed nursing and personal care homes, there are 69,021 resident cases of COVID-19, and 14,160 cases among employees, for a total of 83,181 at 1,572 distinct facilities in all 67 counties. Out of total deaths reported to PA-NEDSS, 12,890 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.

The trend in the 14-day moving average number of hospitalized patients per day is about 4,500 lower than it was at the peak on Christmas Day. The current 14-day average is also below what it was at the height of the spring peak on May 3, 2020. However, the moving average of number of hospitalized patients has started to increase again.

Statewide percent positivity for the week of March 12 – March 18 stood at 6.5%.

As of 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, there were 41 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, reported for a total of 24,917 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

Pennsylvania hospitals began receiving shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine the week of Dec. 14 and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine the week of Dec. 21. The Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine was first allocated to Pennsylvania the week of March 1, and the commonwealth is using it for a special initiative involving educators. Vaccination numbers for Pennsylvania do not include Philadelphia, which is its own jurisdiction, or federal facilities, which are working directly with the federal government.

Vaccine providers have administered 4,614,946 total vaccine doses as of Wednesday.

• 1,624,654 people are fully vaccinated; with a seven-day moving average of more than 85,000 people per day receiving vaccinations.

• 1,474,731 people are partially vaccinated, meaning they have received one dose of a two-dose vaccine.

• 3,099,385 people have received at least their first dose.

This week, a total of 5,235,140 doses will have been allocated through Saturday, with 281,010 first/single doses and 253,970 second doses.