The state Health Department said there were 565 more cases of the coronavirus Monday, bringing the total to 114,155.
For the first time since March, the state reported no new deaths. The statewide toll remains at 7,209.
The latest updated included seven more cases in the Lehigh Valley. There were four new cases in Lehigh County, bringing the total there to 4,853 cases, and there were three new cases in Northampton County, bringing its total to 3,863.
Allegheny County, which frequently has had the most newly reported daily cases in the state during the past month, had 68 more cases Monday. Philadelphia had 71 new cases.
After Philadelphia and Allegheny, the counties with the largest one-day case count increases Monday were Delaware with 55; Montgomery, 35; Lancaster, 28; and Berks, 28.
Eighteen counties had no additional cases Monday. They were Bedford, Cameron, Carbon, Clarion, Clinton, Forest, Fulton, Jefferson, Montour, Perry, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango, Wayne and Wyoming counties.
Sullivan has not logged a new coronavirus case in the past 30 days.
The state data includes both probable and confirmed cases. Confirmed cases are those testing positive for the virus. Scenarios that would lead to a probable case include one where an individual has not been tested but shows symptoms and has had close contact with a confirmed case.
There were 585 people hospitalized for coronavirus around the state Monday afternoon. State data showed that 43 of those were hospitalized in Lehigh County, and four were hospitalized in Northampton.
A major change in the state’s presentation of hospitalization data ? a key statistic among those managing the virus fight ? occurred Friday. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine on Monday said the change reflected a requested change in reporting procedures that came from the White House COVID-19 task force.
The department said 1.14 million people have tested negative for the virus since the pandemic began.
Among those who have tested positive, 37% are ages 25-49; 24% are 65 or older; nearly 23% are ages 50-64; 9% are 19-24; 3% are 13-18 and the rest are 12 or younger.
Morning Call Capitol correspondent Ford Turner can be reached at fturner@mcall.com
