Associated Press
HARRISBURG – There is an increase of 5,000 new cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania, but that is fewer than in previous days. The state Department of Health is reporting there are 5,114 new cases in the state, for a total of 1,103,616 cases.
Locally, there is a slightly higher than average increase in new cases; 87 more cases than the day before. Union County has the sharpest increase with 44 more cases, their total is 5,709 cases since the pandemic began. There were 21 new cases in Northumberland County (8,959 total), 20 new cases in Snyder County (for a total of 3,442) and two new cases in Montour County (1,906).
There are three more deaths in The Valley; two in Northumberland County, and one in Montour County. Northumberland County has had 342 deaths, Montour county has had 62, Snyder County has had 82 and Union County 86.
Local hospitalization numbers are unchanged: Geisinger Danville has 45 COVID-19 patients, 11 are in intensive care and six on ventilators. Geisinger Shamokin still has five coronavirus patients, two of whom are in intensive care, and Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg has 20 patients, of whom, four are in intensive care.
Bucknell’s COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow; an additional 14 students have the virus. So far this semester, 457 students and faculty have had the disease, including 83 students who have it right now, along with two staff. Susquehanna University has an additional student with COVID-19. 12 students and one faculty member had the virus currently. 121 have had COVID since the start of the semester.
The number of vaccinations is growing, locally 1,102 more people have had a shot of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines.
- Snyder County has 314 more people with at least one dose (17,991 total, 7,401 have two, 10,590 have one shot).
- Union County has 242 more people with at least one dose (21,862, total, 13,112 have two, 8,750 have one shot).
- Northumberland County has 498 more people with at least one dose (51,900, 23,326 have two, 28, 574 have one).
- Montour County has 48 more people with at least one dose (16,540 total, 7,546 have two, 8,994 have one).
Some of the statewide numbers…5,114 additional positive cases of COVID-19 are reported, bringing the total to 1,103,616. There are 2,653 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 555 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19. As of Saturday, statewide, there were 39 new deaths for a total of 25,661 deaths attributed to COVID-19. Vaccine providers have administered 6,999,716 total vaccine doses in Pennsylvania.
