The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported on Monday a two-day increase of 967 cases of coronavirus across the state. Additionally, the department reported 48 new deaths caused by COVID-19 over the same two-day period.
Pennsylvania’s case count is now up to 150,812, and the death toll has reached 8,004.
The state, in its Monday report, noted that it is seeing a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases among younger age groups, particularly 19- 24-year-olds. It in part blamed gatherings at college and university settings for the increases.
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The state last week started reporting Sunday and Monday numbers together. Each day’s numbers break down as follows: There were 733 new cases and 25 new deaths reported Sunday, and 234 new cases and 23 new deaths reported Monday.
Monday counts are typically lower because fewer places provide test results on Sundays. The 234 new cases marks the lowest daily case count since March, when the pandemic first hit the state. But it remains to be seen if the significant drop was an outlier or part of a trend, a Department of Health spokesman told lehighvalleylive.com.
Allegheny and Centre counties saw the most new cases over the two-day period at 116 and 109, respectively. Centre County, home to Penn State University, has been hit hard in recent weeks. On Friday, it reported 30 new cases, marking its lowest daily increase since Sept. 8. But Sunday’s numbers were back up, with 72 new cases. Centre County now has 1,799 total cases.
Statewide, the new week kicks off with an average of 821 new cases per day over the last seven days, and a week-long positivity rate of 6.5.
Increases among young adults
The Department of Health says it has sent an alert to healthcare providers about the changing COVID-19 case demographics.
There are now more cases in 19- to 24-year-olds than there are in those 50-64 and 65 and over. Monday’s report provided a look at what percent of each region’s total cases involved people in the 19- to 24-year-old range:
North Central (Includes Centre County): Approximately 7% of cases in April to approximately 69% of cases so far in September;
Southeast: Nearly 5% of cases in April to nearly 31% of cases so far in September;
Northeast (Includes Lehigh Valley): 6% of cases in April to nearly 39% of cases so far in September;
Southwest: Approximately 5% of cases in April to nearly 29% of cases so far in September;
Northwest: Nearly 7% of cases in April to nearly 19% of cases so far in September; and
South Central: Approximately 7% of cases in April to nearly 17% of cases so far in September.
Coronavirus in the Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley reported an additional 55 cases over the two-day period included in Monday’s report. That brings the area’s total case count to 9,888. There were also five deaths in the Valley, bringing the death toll to 655.
Lehigh County had 25 of the reported cases and four deaths, and Northampton County had the other 30 cases and the fifth death.
Lehigh County’s totals are now 5,494 cases and 350 deaths, while Northampton County has 4,394 cases and 305 deaths.
Sunday’s 26 new cases in Northampton County continued the county’s recent jump in cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases now stands at 19 per day compared to 10 per day on Sept. 11.
The state’s report of one Northampton County death conflicts with a county report indicating its coroner has not recorded a single COVID-19 death in 26 days. A county spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a message seeking to clarify the discrepancy.
In a statement accompanying that report, Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure acknowledged that the county is seeing an uptick in overall cases and urged residents to take precautions.
"The positive infection rate at our collaborative testing site is creeping up close to 4%,” McClure said. “It is our view that the most important reason we haven’t experienced a death in the county in approximately one month is due to our citizens doing an excellent job wearing masks, but we can’t give up on masks just yet. We are heading into a very difficult cold and flu season and we need to keep covering our mouths and noses.”
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