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Pa. seeing decline in new COVID cases over the past 3 weeks - WFMZ Allentown
Oct 23, 2021 53 secs

It's the first time the state is seeing a significant drop in new cases since before the delta variant of the virus began to surge in the early summer.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 4,496 additional positive cases of COVID-19 Friday, bringing the statewide total to 1,530,309.

Of that number, 668 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19, according to a news release Friday from the state health department. .

The state reported 88 more deaths Friday, for a total of 30,903 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

In licensed nursing and personal care homes, there have been a total of 78,677 resident cases of COVID-19 to date, and 17,088 cases among employees, for a total of 95,765 at 1,642 facilities in all 67 counties, according to the state's health department.

Out of total deaths reported to PA-NEDSS, 14,291 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.

Approximately 32,175 of total cases have been among health care workers.

According to the CDC, as of Thursday, Pennsylvania ranks 5th among all 50 states for total vaccine doses administered.

All Pennsylvanians age 12 and older are eligible to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine.

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