Pennsylvania Coronavirus Data: New Cases Dip Slightly

HARRISBURG, PA — The number of newly reported coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania dipped a bit on Monday, with health officials citing an additional 426 cases.

That's down from 619 new cases reported on Sunday and 796 reported on Saturday in Pennsylvania. Monday's number represents cases reported to the state through midnight on Sunday. Throughout the pandemic, new case reports have tended to be lower on weekends.

Monday's report brought the statewide total of coronavirus cases to 129,474, with all 67 counties having reported cases.

One new death was reported on Monday, bringing Pennsylvania's total since the pandemic began to 7,579. Of those deaths, 5,127 were people in nursing homes or other personal care facilities.

In the past seven days, between Aug. 17-23, 157,052 COVID-19 tests were done in Pennsylvania, with 4,588 of them being positive.

On Monday, health officials urged anyone who tests positive to respond when contact tracers reach out to them for information. Contact tracing information is not shared publicly, but helps health officials fight the spread of the coronavirus.

"In order to successfully mitigate the spread of COVID-19, we need to use proven public health strategies such as case investigations, contact tracing efforts and ongoing monitoring," Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said. "We have a growing team of dedicated professionals equipped to do this work and truly make a difference, but we need our fellow Pennsylvanians to pick up the phone when they call. We are all united in this together, so please make the right choice to answer the call, it will help us mitigate the spread of this virus and further protect a loved one, co-worker or friend."