Published June 17. 2020 01:12PM
The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of midnight, that there are 335 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 79,818.
There are 6,319 total deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of 43 new deaths.
Carbon County has added two new cases for a total of 262. There are 24 deaths.
Lehigh County reported five new cases for a total of 3,978. There were four more deaths for a total of 273.
Luzerne County has one more case, for a total of 2,841. Deaths remain at 169.
Monroe County is reporting one new case, for a total of 1,357. Deaths remain at 105.
Northampton County has five more cases for a total of 3,250 cases. The county is reporting three more deaths for a total of 247.
Schuylkill County added two more cases, with a total of 698. Deaths remained at 43.
There are 629 patients who have a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure, which are considered probable cases and not confirmed cases. There are 533,013 patients who have tested negative to date. Of the patients who have tested positive to date the age breakdown is as follows:
Nearly 1% are ages 0-4;
1% are ages 5-12;
2% are ages 13-18;
6% are ages 19-24;
Nearly 37% are ages 25-49;
Nearly 25% are ages 50-64; and
28% are ages 65 or older.
Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older. More data is available here.
In nursing and personal care homes, there are 16,774 resident cases of COVID-19, and 2,966 cases among employees, for a total of 19,740 at 649 distinct facilities in 47 counties. Out of our total deaths, 4,331 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities. A county breakdown can be found here.
Approximately 6,060 of our total cases are in health care workers.