Most COVID cases in Pa. involve those 65 and older

The Pennsylvania Department of Health Friday said there were 9,643 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 834,048. Case counts include backlogged antigen testing data from urgent care centers; 4,052 of Friday’s newly identified cases had their specimens collected over a week ago.

There are 3,691 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 753 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.

The trend in the 14-day moving average number of hospitalized patients per day has increased by nearly 3,800 since the end of September.

Statewide percent positivity for the week of January 15 – January 21 stood at 10.5 percent.

As of 11:59 p.m. Thursday, January 28, there were 159 new deaths reported for a total of 21,462 deaths attributed to COVID-19. Countyspecific information and a statewide map are available on the COVID-19 Data Dashboard.

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. Please note that this does include vaccine administration through the CVS as part of the Federal Pharmacy Partnership. Vaccination numbers for Pennsylvania does not include Philadelphia, which is its own jurisdiction, or federal facilities, which are working directly with the federal government. Through Jan. 30:

• 1,814,850 doses of the vaccine will have been allocated/received by providers.

• 930,150 first doses will have been allocated.

• 719,928 of the first doses will have been administered. • 884,700 second doses will have been allocated.

• 173,328 of the second doses will have been administered.

All of the locations that received vaccine and how much they have received can be found on the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution webpage.

A commonwealth COVID-19 vaccination guide explains current process for getting one. Pennsylvanians with questions about the vaccination process can call the Department of Health hotline at 1-877-724-3258.

Mask-wearing is required in all businesses and whenever leaving home. Consistent mask-wearing is critical to preventing the spread of COVID-19.

There are 93,187 individuals who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases and 637 individuals who have a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure.

There are 3,611,366 individuals who have tested negative to date.

In nursing and personal care homes, there are 62,798 resident cases of COVID-19, and 11,930 cases among employees, for a total of 74,728 at 1,541 distinct facilities in all 67 counties. Out of our total deaths, 11,353 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.

Approximately 22,767 of our total cases are among health care workers.