The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 5,253 new coronavirus cases Thursday.
The health department has generally reported around 4,000 to 5,000 new cases per day over the last few weeks. The average over the last seven days is 4,591 new daily cases.
Statewide, 2,978 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospitals, including 664 patients in intensive care units. The state is reporting 53 fewer people in hospital beds compared to Wednesday.
Hundreds of people in central Pennsylvania are being treated in hospitals for the coronavirus. The WellSpan Health System reported 290 COVID-19 patients were in its hospitals as of Wednesday. Penn State Health reported 113 COVID-19 patients were being treated in its hospitals Wednesday.
The department also reported 108 new coronavirus deaths Thursday. It’s the third day in a row the state has seen more than 100 coronavirus deaths. Since the pandemic began, 30,336 deaths in Pennsylvania have been tied to COVID-19.
On Wednesday, Pennsylvania hit a milestone: 70% of the state’s adults are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. It’s been an arduous path to hit that target. In late May, the state announced 70% of adults had received at least one dose of the vaccine, so it took months before that same percentage achieved full vaccination.
Every county in Pennsylvania is seeing high transmission of COVID-19, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The state is nearing 1.5 million COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. With today’s new data, the state has now registered 1,496,399 coronavirus cases.
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