COVID-19 in Pennsylvania: Cases, deaths and vaccinations – WGAL Susquehanna Valley Pa.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health said there have been a total of 899,237 positive cases of COVID-19. That is an increase of 2,377.Interactive map – find a testing location near you | Vaccine phases, Pa. rollout plan | WGAL’s complete coronavirus coverage DeathsThe health department has added a total of 7 new deaths statewide, raising today’s total number of deaths from COVID-19 to 23,126.Positivity rateStatewide percent positivity for the week of February 5 – February 11 stood at 8.0%.HospitalizationsMore data is available here.VaccinationsPennsylvania 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. Please note that this does include vaccine administration through CVS as part of the Federal Pharmacy Partnership. Vaccination numbers for Pennsylvania do not include Philadelphia, which is its own jurisdiction, or federal facilities, which are working directly with the federal government. This week, a total of 318,450 doses will have been allocated through February 13:175,175 first doses will have been allocated this week.143,275 second doses will have been allocated this week.To date, of the 2,439,550 doses allocated through February 13, we have administered 1,588,761 doses total through February 12:First doses, 85 percent (1,210,194 administered of 1,426,600 allocated)Second doses, 37 percent (378,557 administered of 1,012,950 allocated)A spreadsheet of facilities that have received vaccine can be found here. Mask wearing is required in all businesses and whenever leaving home. Consistent mask wearing is critical to preventing the spread of COVID-19, according to the Department of Health.There are 3,783,099 patients who have tested negative to date. Coronavirus has been found in all of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.The FDA has approved a test for COVID-19 that you can take at home. The test kits are available for purchase on Amazon with a turnaround time for results of 24 to 72 hours after the sample is shipped and received.- Coronavirus cases broken down by zip code can be found on this interactive map.Susquehanna Valley new casesAdams County: 25Cumberland County: 49Dauphin County: 61Franklin County: 61Juniata County: 2Lancaster County: 104Lebanon County: 25Mifflin County: 8Perry County: 10York County: 78Susquehanna Valley total cases county-by-countyAdams County: 7,002Cumberland County: 15,521Dauphin County: 19,863Franklin County: 12,182Juniata County: 1,773Lancaster County: 41,955Lebanon County: 12,493Mifflin County: 4,493Perry County: 2,790York County: 34,582Interactive maps, chartsWhat’s New: Week of Feb. 15, 2021Average daily new COVID-19 cases in the United States dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the first time in months, but experts cautioned Sunday that infections remain high and precautions to slow the pandemic must remain in place.As daily new cases continue to dip, more Americans are being vaccinated. But a new survey is showing about 31% of U.S. adults say they plan to “wait and see” how it works out for other people. Many said that a close friend or family member getting vaccinated would be most likely to sway their decision.The World Health Organization has granted an emergency authorization to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, a move that should allow the U.N. agency’s partners to ship millions of doses to countries as part of a U.N.-backed program to tame the pandemic.Millions of student loan borrowers received a welcome reprieve last month when President Joe Biden extended the suspension of payments and interest on federal student loans through Sept. 30. One expert says this presents an opportunity to stash away savings or make student loan payments anyway — without the interest adding up.