(WHTM) – Pennsylvania reported 10,049 new cases of COVID from Wednesday, January 25 through Tuesday, January 31, according to Pennsylvania Department of Health and Human Services data reviewed at 9:00 a.m. on February 2, 2023 -19 reported.
The daily case breakdown for the last seven days according to DOH data is as follows:
- January 25 – 1,754
- January 26 – 1,774
- Jan 27 -1,475
- January 28 – 950
- January 29 – 852
- January 30 – 1,762
- January 31 – 1,482
The total number of new cases reported over the past week is down about 5.6% from the number reported the previous week, when 10,651 new cases were reported between Jan. 18-24 (as of Jan. 26, DOH data) .
The statewide percent positivity for the week of Jan. 25-31 was 12.5%, according to the DOH. This is lower than the previous week’s positivity rate of 12.8% (January 18-24). Three Midstate counties had an above-average positivity rate last week and seven had positive or below-average percent positivity.
According to DOH data, 1,214 people are currently hospitalized in the state with COVID-19, including 157 adult coronavirus patients in the ICU. Hospitalizations are down 44 people since last week and the number of adult COVID-19 patients in intensive care is down 5 patients since abc27’s previous COVID-19 update on January 26.
According to the DOH, the total number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Pennsylvania is 49,397, which is 394 more than the number of cumulative deaths reported as of Feb. 2
According to the CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels Tool, which updates Thursday, Juniata and Mifflin counties were at a Middle community level. All other Midstate counties were at a low community level.
POSITIVITY RATES FOR COVID-19 MEDIUM STATES
LAST 7 DAYS
Jan 25-31
| district | positivity rate |
|---|---|
| perry | 21.1% |
| Cumberland | 16.2% |
| Lancaster | 13.7 |
| dauphin | 12.5% |
| Franklin | 12.1% |
| Lebanon | 11.4% |
| York | 11.3% |
| adams | 10.8% |
| Juniata | 9.2% |
| Mifflin | 8.9% |
According to the Pennsylvania COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard as of February 2, 66.1% of Pennsylvanians across all ages are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and 75.3% have received at least one dose of vaccine. Also according to the COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, 15.2% of Pennsylvanians of all ages have received a bivalent COVID-19 booster dose.
According to the CDC COVID Data Tracker, 82.6% of Pennsylvanians ages 18 and older have fully completed their first vaccination course, data reviewed Feb. 2 shows.
A total of 25,475,132 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Pennsylvanians as of Feb. 2, according to the DOH.
Note: The number of new COVID-19 cases per day reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Human Services may fluctuate after this article is published as the Department receives additional cases