COVID-19 surge shows further signs of easing in Pa.

Pennsylvania registered 10,412 new COVID-19 infections between midnight Friday and midnight Sunday, continuing a recent trend of fewer new cases.

The state had 11,208 new infections during the same period a week earlier.

Hospitalizations also fell over the weekend, with Pennsylvania hospitals caring for 2,786 COVID-19 patients as of early Monday, down from 2,900 on Friday, and more than 3,000 early last week.

As of early Monday, 683 of the patients were receiving intensive care, up from 668 on Friday.

Pennsylvania registered 73 more COVID-19 deaths since Friday, raising its pandemic toll to 30,976.

As of Friday, Pennsylvania’s seven-day average of new infections was about 4,000, after rising above 5,000 in early October, according to tracking by Johns Hopkins.

But one persistent and troubling statistic involves Pennsylvania’s percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positive. The state’s rate for the seven-day period ending Friday was 9.2%, well above the 5% threshold experts view as a sign a disease is declining rather than spreading significantly.

The state health department said Monday that 71.4% of Pennsylvania adults 18 or older are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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