57 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County Monday; 2,425 statewide

William O'Boyle, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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Oct. 25—WILKES-BARRE — The latest Department of Health report on Monday showed Luzerne County with 57 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths. The county's death count is at 916.

The county's total cases are now at 40,521 since the pandemic began last year.

Neighboring Lackawanna County has 22,575 cases and 515 deaths; Monroe County has 19,484 cases and 360 deaths.

The Department of Health on Monday confirmed that as of 12 a.m. there were 2,425 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide cumulative total to 1,540,721.

Statewide percent positivity for the week of Oct. 15 — Oct. 21, stood at 9.2%.

Vaccination highlights

According to the CDC, as of Sunday, Oct. 24:

—Pennsylvania ranks 5th among all 50 states for total doses administered.

—71.4% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated.

—Vaccine providers have administered 13,597,969 total vaccine doses, including 478,825 additional doses (which includes additional shots for immuno-compromised individuals and booster shots), as of Monday, Oct. 25.

—6,424,270 people are fully vaccinated; with 86,069 vaccinations administered since Friday and a seven-day moving average of more than 24,600 people per day receiving vaccinations.

To see a map of locations where you can get a vaccination, go to the Pennsylvania Department of Health website.

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.

Statewide data

There are 2,783 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 675 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19.

Between 11:59 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22 and 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, there were 73 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, reported for a total of 30,976 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

—There are 245,233 individuals who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases.

—There are 5,678,252 individuals who have tested negative to date.

In licensed nursing and personal care homes, there have been a total of 78,998 resident cases of COVID-19 to date, and 17,144 cases among employees, for a total of 96,142 at 1,642 distinct facilities in all 67 counties.

Approximately 32,255 of total cases have been among health care workers.

Reach Bill O'Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.