Pav coronavirus update: 1,000 new cases push the state beyond 102K; COVID-19 death toll increases by 20; “There is no end in sight,” says Fauci; Lehigh Valley has 29 new cases, 3 deaths | Pa. Coronavirus case map (07/21/20)

Pennsylvania coronavirus cases increased by 1,000 on Tuesday, the second-largest daily increase in two months.

That pushes the total number of confirmed infections from March to 102,765, according to the daily update from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Twenty more deaths were also reported, bringing the statewide number of COVID-19 deaths to 7,038.

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Locally, the rate of new cases in the Lehigh Valley remains low and fairly stable, with 29 new cases and three deaths reported in the last day. Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauci told a group of Philadelphia doctors this week that “there is no end in sight” for the pandemic.

Here are the Pennsylvania coronavirus updates for July 21, 2020.

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Pa. Coronavirus outbreak

Pennsylvania had spent two months with less than 1,000 new cases per day. It has now reached that number three times in July, twice in the past week.

The overall increase over the past month has brought the statewide seven-day case rate to mid-May levels.

Allegheny County of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh again led the state in new cases Tuesday with 168 and 139, respectively.

Pennsylvania has averaged 15,497 daily tests and 871 positive cases per day for the past seven days. State health officials have recorded a general increase in testing in the past few weeks and have seen an increasing number of cases in younger adults as the Pennsylvania economy reopened.

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While the health department says cases have increased dramatically in adults ages 19-24 (and 75% of patients have recovered to date), those 65 and older are most likely to be hospitalized or die. Nursing home residents account for about 18% of all Pennsylvania cases, but 68% of deaths, according to data from the health department.

State Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, in her department’s daily press releases, reminded residents to wear masks, practice social distancing, and adhere to renewed restrictions on bars and restaurants. Masks are still required in all companies.

Coronavirus in the Lehigh Valley

With 29 new cases and three deaths reported in the last day, the Lehigh Valley now totals 8,242 cases and 620 deaths, according to state figures. That breaks down into:

• 4,585 cases and 333 deaths in Lehigh County, an increase of 21 cases and one death.
• 3,657 cases and 287 deaths in Northampton County, an increase of eight cases and two deaths.

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This is how nearby counties are and how they changed on the last day:

• Berks County has 4,865 cases and 361 deaths, an increase of 20 cases and one death.
• Bucks County has 6,467 cases and 573 deaths, an increase of 80 cases.
• Carbon County has 330 cases and 28 deaths, an increase of six cases.
• Monroe County has 1,530 cases and 119 deaths, an increase of 27 cases and two deaths.
• Montgomery County has 9,222 cases and 837 deaths, an increase of 40 cases.
• Schuylkill County has 826 cases and 48 deaths, an increase of two cases.

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Fauci: “There is no end in sight”

Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a leading figure in the national response to the coronavirus, told doctors in Philadelphia this week that “there is no end in sight” for the global pandemic. , according to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Fauci spoke virtually with the American Association for Cancer Research. He noted that the US, with more than 3.5 million cases and 140,000 deaths, has been “hit harder than any country in the world”, in part because the virus, while less deadly than similar viruses, can spread more easily and by people without symptoms. , the researcher reported.

More than three-quarters of the identified cases may have mild to moderate illness, while about 2.5% will die, Fauci said, according to the newspaper. Keeping a physical distance remains the best way to fight the virus, according to the report.

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