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Jefferson County Reports One Additional Death Attributed to COVID-19 Since Saturday

HARRISBURG, Pa. (EYT) – The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed that Jefferson County reported 29 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death as of 12:00 a.m. on January 25.

The county’s total number of cases has reached 2,427, and the death toll has reached 70.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., January 25, there were 3,976 additional positive cases of COVID-19, in addition to 3,934 new cases reported Sunday, January 24 for a two-day total of 7,910, bringing the statewide total to 807,867.

New Statewide Positive Cases Last Seven Days

01/25/21 – 3,976
01/24/21 – 3,934
01/23/21 – 5,785
01/22/21 – 5,338
01/21/21 – 5,664
01/20/21 – 5,984
01/19/21 – 5,341

LOCAL REGION

County Previous Total New Cases Total Cases Deaths
Armstrong 4447 34 4481 102
Butler 12195 132 12327 311 (3 new)
Clarion 2408 5 2413 69 (1 new)
Clearfield 5335 36 5371 88 (2 new)
Crawford 5717 43 5760 121 (1 new)
Elk 2045 19 2064 31
Forest 1246 2 1248 12
Indiana 4652 29 4681 145
Jefferson 2398 29 2427 70 (1 new)
McKean 2405 163 2568 54 (1 new)
Mercer 7244 50 7294 213 (4 new)
Venango 2983 31 3014 72 (3 new)
Warren 1933 19 1952 81

 

There are 3,910 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 790 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19. Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older. More data is available here.

The trend in the 14-day moving average number of hospitalized patients per day has increased by nearly 4,200 since the end of September.

Statewide percent positivity for the week of January 15 – January 21 stood at 10.5%.

The most accurate daily data is available on the website, with archived data also available.

As of 11:59 p.m. Saturday, January 23, there were 83 new deaths and as of 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, January 24, there were 55 new deaths reported for a total of 20,664 deaths attributed to COVID-19. County-specific information and a statewide map are available on the COVID-19 Data Dashboard.

Mask-wearing is required in all businesses and whenever leaving home. Consistent mask-wearing is critical to preventing the spread of COVID-19.

There are 83,306 individuals who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases and 637 individuals who have a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure.

There are 3,569440 individuals who have tested negative to date.

In nursing and personal care homes, there are 61,629 resident cases of COVID-19, and 11,593 cases among employees, for a total of 73,222 at 1,529 distinct facilities in all 67 counties. Out of our total deaths, 10,230 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities. A county breakdown can be found here.

Approximately 22,219 of the total cases are among health care workers.

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Pennsylvania hospitals began receiving shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine the week of Dec. 14 and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine the week of Dec. 21.

Through Jan. 24:

A spreadsheet of facilities that have received vaccine can be found here.

The Wolf Administration stresses the role Pennsylvanians play in helping to reduce the spread of COVID-19: