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Jefferson County Reports One New COVID-19 Case

HARRISBURG, Pa. (EYT) – The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed that Jefferson County reported one new COVID-19 case as of June 8.

The county’s total number of cases has reached 3,336, and the death toll remains at 99.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., June 8, there were 450 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,206,439.

New Statewide Positive Cases Last Seven Days

06/08/21 – 450
06/07/21 – 297
06/06/21 – 321
06/05/21 – 488
06/04/21 – 703
06/03/21 – 656
06/02/21 – 580

LOCAL REGION

County Previous Total New Cases Total Cases Deaths
Armstrong 5988 1 5989 147 (1 new)
Butler 17529 6 17535 417
Clarion 3193 2 3195 94 (1 new)
Clearfield 8617 6 8623 150 (2 new)
Crawford 7497 5 7502 153
Elk 2866 0 2866 40
Forest 1433 0 1433 21
Indiana 6379 4 6383 177
Jefferson 3335 1 3336 99
McKean 3800 0 3800 72
Mercer 9644 9 9653 261
Venango 4077 0 4077 97
Warren 2630 0 2630 103

 

There are 754 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 173 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 continues to drop, after peaking at 2,661 patients which is slightly below what it was at the height of the spring 2020 peak of 2,751 patients on May 3, 2020. The full 14-day moving average since the start of the pandemic can be found here.

Statewide percent positivity for the week of May 28 – June 3 stood at 2.9%.

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

As of 11:59 p.m. Monday, June 7, there were 35 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, reported for a total of 27,395 deaths attributed to COVID-19. County-specific information and a statewide map are available on the COVID-19 Data Dashboard.

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. The Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine was first allocated to Pennsylvania the week of March 1. On Friday, April 23, the CDC and FDA notified all COVID-19 vaccine providers that the pause in administering doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine has been lifted. Following the announcement, Pennsylvania resumed Janssen vaccinations. Vaccination numbers for Pennsylvania do not include Philadelphia, which is its own jurisdiction, or federal facilities, which are working directly with the federal government.

Vaccine highlights

Federal data representing all 67 counties:

Statewide data representing the 66 counties within the Department of Health’s vaccine jurisdiction:

Fully vaccinated people may choose not to wear a mask indoors or outdoors unless the business or organization requires it, following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

There are 162,630 individuals who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases and 638 individuals who have a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure.

There are 4,647,201 individuals who have tested negative to date.

In licensed nursing and personal care homes, there are 71,843 resident cases of COVID-19, and 15,454 cases among employees, for a total of 87,297 at 1,593 distinct facilities in all 67 counties. Out of total deaths reported to PA-NEDSS, 13,313 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities. A county breakdown can be found here.

Note that the number of deaths reported to NEDSS is not exactly the same as the COVID-19 related deaths reported by the death registry. The number of deaths among nursing and personal care home residents and employees is taken from the PA-NEDSS death data, as this information is not available in the death registry data.

Approximately 28,844 of the total cases are among health care workers.

The Department of Health is working to ensure the vaccine is provided in a way that is ethical, equitable and efficient to all Pennsylvanians:

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