HARRISBURG – New sets of COVID-19 infections in Pennsylvania have now reached their highest totals since April.
In Thursday’s update, the state Department of Health says 3,451 new cases were logged statewide since the day before, bringing the total number of people who contracted COVID-19 to 1,259,775 million since the pandemic began, of whom the state says 95% have fully recovered. Locally, there were 47 new cases reported, with 20 in Northumberland County (9,953 total cases since the start of the pandemic), 13 in Snyder (3,782 total), 12 in Union (6,262 total) and two in Montour (2,048 total).
There were 22 new deaths reported statewide in Thursday’s update as well, for a total of 28,040 since the start of the pandemic. There were no new deaths locally; Northumberland County has a total of 366 deaths, Union County has seen 90 deaths since the start of the pandemic, Snyder County 86, and Montour 67.
Statewide hospitalizations related to COVID-19 and the Delta variant are now over 1,300. In Wednesday’s update, the state Department of Health reported an increase of 32 people hospitalized since yesterday, including more ICU patients and those on ventilators (1,307 people hospitalized, 338 in ICU, 160 on ventilators). Local hospital numbers have gone down slightly, with Geisinger Danville now treating two fewer COVID-19 patients for a total of 28, with 11 in ICU and six on ventilators. Evangelical Community Hospital has one fewer COVID patient as well, now treating seven total, with three of those patients in the ICU and one on a ventilator. Geisinger Shamokin continues to treat seven COVID-19 patients, including two in the ICU.
More than 11.9 million total vaccine doses have been administered statewide since the pandemic began, with 5.8 million fully vaccinated – and the state says 64.5% of those 18 and older are fully vaccinated. Local vaccine data shows 323 doses received by residents of The Valley Wednesday. Northumberland County residents received 181 new doses, for a total of 80,583 having received at least one shot (41,364 county residents are fully vaccinated, 39,219 partially). Snyder County residents received 46 more doses, for a total of 27,721 (13,871 residents are now fully vaccinated, 13,850 partially). Union County residents received 67 more doses for a total of 35,087 (17,679 fully vaccinated, 17,408 partially) and Montour residents received 29 more doses (22,845 total; 11,365 fully vaccinated residents, 11,480 partially).
