HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., October 23, that there were 2,219 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 190,579.
Daily increases are now comparable with what we saw in April 2020, with today’s case count the largest one-day total.
The department will no longer be including counties with increases of more than 100 cases in the daily releases. The most accurate daily data is available on the website, with archived data also available.
The number of tests administered within the last 7 days between October 16 and October 22 is 235,737 with 10,840 positive cases. There were 39,757 test results reported to the department through 10 p.m., October 22.
There are 8,625 total deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of 33 new deaths reported. A breakdown of deaths by county of residence is available here.
There are 2,200,868 patients who have tested negative to date.
There are 2,273 individuals who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases and 648 individuals who have a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure.
The PA DOH is also reporting that as of noon, October 23, 78% of the patients have recovered.
New Statewide Positive Cases Last Seven Days
10/23/20 – 2,219
10/22/20 – 2,063
10/21/20 – 1,425
10/20/20 – 1,557
10/19/20 – 1,103
10/18/20 – 1,269
10/17/20 – 1,857
LOCAL REGION
County | Previous Total | New Cases | Total Cases | Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Armstrong | 602 | 20 | 622 | 20 |
Butler | 1504 | 51 | 1555 | 27 |
Clarion | 197 | 3 | 200 | 3 |
Clearfield | 423 | 4 | 427 | 7 |
Crawford | 431 | 7 | 438 | 3 |
Elk | 134 | 9 | 143 | 2 |
Forest | 18 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Indiana | 994 | 34 | 1028 | 16 |
Jefferson | 152 | 6 | 158 | 4 |
McKean | 105 | 7 | 112 | 2 |
Mercer | 948 | 21 | 969 | 25 |
Venango | 192 | 11 | 203 | 1 |
Warren | 62 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
County Case Counts to Date
County | Total Cases | Negatives |
Adams | 1062 | 18178 |
Allegheny | 14687 | 202678 |
Armstrong | 622 | 8388 |
Beaver | 2214 | 23755 |
Bedford | 369 | 5283 |
Berks | 8698 | 60744 |
Blair | 1116 | 20596 |
Bradford | 613 | 9822 |
Bucks | 9848 | 113294 |
Butler | 1555 | 26351 |
Cambria | 986 | 26927 |
Cameron | 8 | 515 |
Carbon | 561 | 10767 |
Centre | 3908 | 34813 |
Chester | 7791 | 96874 |
Clarion | 200 | 3837 |
Clearfield | 427 | 9144 |
Clinton | 249 | 4893 |
Columbia | 1041 | 9377 |
Crawford | 438 | 9878 |
Cumberland | 2391 | 36462 |
Dauphin | 4556 | 52136 |
Delaware | 12972 | 126684 |
Elk | 143 | 2944 |
Erie | 1962 | 32604 |
Fayette | 974 | 18209 |
Forest | 18 | 898 |
Franklin | 2081 | 24308 |
Fulton | 64 | 1509 |
Greene | 220 | 5030 |
Huntingdon | 835 | 7579 |
Indiana | 1028 | 10845 |
Jefferson | 158 | 3986 |
Juniata | 223 | 2807 |
Lackawanna | 3536 | 36807 |
Lancaster | 9205 | 92669 |
Lawrence | 800 | 8981 |
Lebanon | 2760 | 23361 |
Lehigh | 6318 | 68921 |
Luzerne | 5011 | 53200 |
Lycoming | 914 | 15585 |
McKean | 112 | 5083 |
Mercer | 969 | 13752 |
Mifflin | 349 | 7748 |
Monroe | 1968 | 25930 |
Montgomery | 13428 | 170032 |
Montour | 291 | 8270 |
Northampton | 5184 | 63092 |
Northumberland | 1420 | 13736 |
Perry | 347 | 5018 |
Philadelphia | 36938 | 321345 |
Pike | 614 | 7592 |
Potter | 43 | 1339 |
Schuylkill | 1769 | 23052 |
Snyder | 465 | 4494 |
Somerset | 355 | 12034 |
Sullivan | 17 | 748 |
Susquehanna | 390 | 5347 |
Tioga | 173 | 4222 |
Union | 672 | 16122 |
Venango | 203 | 5530 |
Warren | 62 | 3963 |
Washington | 1818 | 29011 |
Wayne | 283 | 7411 |
Westmoreland | 3900 | 49924 |
Wyoming | 110 | 3289 |
York | 6137 | 71145 |
County-specific information and a statewide map are available here.
Of the patients who have tested positive to date the age breakdown is as follows:
- Approximately 1% are ages 0-4;
- Nearly 2% are ages 5-12;
- Approximately 5% are ages 13-18;
- Nearly 14% are ages 19-24;
- Nearly 36% are ages 25-49;
- Approximately 21% are ages 50-64; and
- Nearly 21% are ages 65 or older.
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 department is seeing significant increases in the number of COVID-19 cases among younger age groups, particularly 19 to 24-year-olds. An alert was sent to healthcare providers about the changing COVID-19 case demographics, as there are more cases in younger age groups than in those 50-64 and 65+.
The following regions have seen significant increases among 19 to 24-year-olds in each month from April to present in October:
- SW – Approximately 5 percent of cases in April to nearly 13 percent of cases so far in October;
- SE – Nearly 5 percent of cases in April to approximately 12 percent of cases so far in October;
- NE – 6 percent of cases in April to approximately 18 percent of cases so far in October;
- NW – Nearly 7 percent of cases in April to nearly 17 percent of cases so far in October;
- NC – Approximately 7 percent of cases in April to nearly 31 percent of cases so far in October; and
- SC – Approximately 7 percent of cases in April to nearly 10 percent of cases so far in October.
In nursing and personal care homes, there are 25,122 resident cases of COVID-19, and 5,455 cases among employees, for a total of 30,577 at 1,039 distinct facilities in 62 counties. Out of our total deaths, 5,699 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities. A county breakdown can be found here.
Approximately 11,906 of the total cases are in health care workers.
For the latest information for individuals, families, businesses and schools, visit “Responding to COVID-19” on pa.gov.
Currently, all 67 counties are in the green phase of reopening.
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