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County up 81 cases; Vaccine coming to county nursing homes
New Castle News - 12/29/2020
Dec. 29—Lawrence County reported 81 new cases on Tuesday, according to state health officials.
Of the total cases, 39 were confirmed and 42 were probable.
No new deaths were reported. The total death count for the county stands at 121.
The county's case totals are 4,162 since the beginning of the pandemic, with 3,279 confirmed and 883 probable.
Residents and staff in Quality Life Services New Castle will receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday. Shenango Presbyterian SeniorCare's skilled nursing residents and staff will receive their first dose on Jan. 14. A second does of the vaccine to ensure effectiveness occurs between 21 and 28 days after the first dosage.
Pennsylvania hospitals began receiving shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine over the past two weeks. More than 82,000 doses of vaccine have been administered.
At UPMC Jameson, there are 20 COVID-19 patients hospitalized. Data reported to the state Health Department indicate there are three available adult ICU beds in the hospital with 12 currently staffed. At the hospital, four COVID-19 ventilators are in use and five adult patients are in the COVID-19 intensive care unit.
Lawrence County entered its 10th consecutive week of the substantial level of community transmission on Monday.
Out of the 67 counties in the state, 66 have been in the substantial phase for five consecutive weeks. The state reported a combined 8,545 new cases on Tuesday, bringing the total to 622,349.
Statewide positivity from Dec. 18-24 decreased to 15.1 percent. Last week's positivity rate stood at 15.8 percent.
There were 267 new deaths reported across the state, bringing the total to 15,353. Out of the total deaths, 8,633 have been residents from nursing or personal care facilities.
Additionally, there are 5,995 individuals hospitalized statewide with COVID-19.
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