During the one-week period ending Thursday, Pennsylvania had 5,392 confirmed cases, up from 4,971 during the previous seven days. Cases grew faster in the Allegheny County region by far.
An average of 665.1 people per day were in the hospital with COVID-19, compared to 623.6 during the previous seven days. During the Pennsylvania peak in spring, up to 2,800 were hospitalized simultaneously. About 38% percent of regular and intensive care beds remain available, a total of more than 6,000.
The numbers come from the Pennsylvania Early Warning Dashboard, intended to show the trend for key COVID-19 numbers and from the state’s main dashboard for COVID data.
An average of just under 91 people per day used respirators, compared to 99 per day in the previous week. There are a total of over 5,000 fans available.
People tested positive at a rate of 4.4%, the same as the week before. Experts say a positive test rate below 5% is a good sign.
Counties with positive rates greater than 5% included: Beaver, 8.2%; Allegheny 7.5%; York 6.1%; Lebanon, 6%; Philadelphia, 5.5%; and Dauphin, 5.1%.
Pennsylvania’s case rate was 42.1 cases per 100,000 people, compared to 38.8 per 100,000.
Over the weekend, the state health department reported 786 new positive cases on Sunday and 763 on Saturday.
In all, 101,027 people had tested positive for COVID-19 in Pennsylvania as of Sunday, according to the health department. The department said 926,352 tested negative. The department also said that 637 people have had positive antibody tests while also having COVID-19 symptoms or probable exposure. These are considered probable cases, but are not used when making decisions on issues like business and meeting restrictions, the health department said.
As of Sunday, 7,015 deaths were attributed to COVID-19 in Pennsylvania. The state health department is expected to provide the newest numbers by Monday morning.
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