The Pennsylvania Department of Health enrolled 3,126 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday. This is the first time since late February that more than 3,000 new cases have occurred in a single day across the state.
Thursday’s increase is the largest since more than 4,000 were recorded on February 19. State-wide COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased by 160 over the last 6 days, including 14 hospitalizations in the latest report.
In the Valley, there were 27 new infections in Northumberland County, 55 in the last two days, 4 in both Snyder and Union County, and 2 in Montur.
There were nine new COVID-19-related deaths across the state, recording 63 in three days. No inhabitants of the valley died. Since April 21, only two people have died from the virus in the valley.
According to the latest data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Friday, the community level of COVID-19 remained low in all four Valley County.
Nationally, cases increased by 34% and deaths increased by 54%, according to data tracked by the CDC and Johns Hopkins University. Hospitalization increased by 9% last week.
According to the latest CDC data updated on Friday, 64 of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania had low levels of COVID-19 (including all four in the valley). Sullivan, Susquehanna and Bradford were all at a high level. Nationally, there were 56 counties with high COVID levels, 258 counties with moderate levels, and 2,910 counties with low levels. Over 90% of counties had low COVID-19 levels across the United States.
The CDC is a combination of three indicators: new COVID-19 hospitalizations per 100,000 population over the last 7 days, the percentage of manned hospital beds among COVID-19 patients, and the total of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in the last 7 days. To find out. 7th — COVID-19 Determines community level.
The CDC reported Thursday that 78% of Pennsylvania over the age of 18 were fully vaccinated and 68.5% of all residents were fully vaccinated.
hospitalization
As of noon on Thursday, there were 772 COVID infections across the state, an increase of 14 per day, and at least 18 new hospitalizations across the state for the sixth straight day.
There were 81 patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), 3 were reduced, 36 were ventilated, and 5 were reduced.
There were 20 patients who were hospitalized locally. There were 17 patients in Danville’s Gaisinger, one in Gaisinger Shamokin and two in the Evangelical Community Hospital.
Two COVID patients on Geisinger’s main campus were being treated in the ICU and two were on mechanical ventilation.
State facilities, prisons
There were 28 active prison cases at Allenwood’s US Prison (USP) on Thursday, and one new prison case at Allenwood’s low security unit. Neither facility had staff cases, nor did the other two Allenwood Federal Prison facilities or USP Lewisberg have active cases.
The Lewisberg and Allenwood federal prisons were at Level 3 operational level of COVID mitigation. As of Wednesday, there were 41 federal prisons at level 1 (minimum) nationwide, 28 at level 2 and 29 at level 3.
The operational level of the facility (Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3) is based on the facility’s COVID-19 medical isolation rate, the total percentage of completed vaccination series of staff and prisoners, and the infection rate in each county. increase.
According to the Human Services Department (DHS), there were 17 COVID cases at Danville State Hospital. As of Thursday, there were 7 cases between clients and 10 cases by staff, all new on Tuesday. According to the DHS, the Serins Grove Center had at least one resident and at least one staff case. There were no active cases in either the male or female units of the North Central Secure Treatment Unit.
According to the State Department, there were no active incidents at the state correctional facilities in Coal Township. Throughout the state, there were cases of 24 prisoners (up to 2) and an additional 36 employees. Throughout the state, there were cases of prisoners in four prisons and cases of staff in 15 prisons.
