Daily Coronavirus Briefing for Feb. 10

Total cumulative COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania at 2,713,459

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed that on Feb.10, there were 4.072 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide cumulative total cases to 2,713,459.
There were 26 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry on Feb. 8 and reported for a cumulative total of 42,035 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
There are 462,287 who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases. There are 6,020,828 individuals who have tested negative to date.
The department continues to urge Pennsylvanians to follow CDC guidance for wearing a mask where required by law, rules and regulations, including health care, local business and workplace guidance. For the protection of themselves and others, individuals who have not yet been vaccinated or are partially vaccinated, are still encouraged to wear a mask when in public. Bucks County is in an area of substantial transmission. CDC also recommends all individuals wear a mask indoors in public if you are in an area of substantial or high transmission.
The CDC lists Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia counties as areas of high transmission.

Numbers by county as of February 10

• Bucks County: 120,296 cases and 1,784 deaths
• Chester County: 88,909 cases and 1,094 deaths
• Delaware County: 107,637 cases and 1,771 deaths
• Lehigh County: 88,000 cases and 1,193 deaths
• Montgomery County: 147,550 cases and 2,226 deaths
• Northampton County: 77,993 cases and 1,034 deaths
• Philadelphia: 299,963cases and 4,844 deaths

Department of Health provides weekly update on COVID-19 trends in vaccinations, cases and hospitalizations

The Pennsylvania Department of Health provided a weekly COVID-19 update as of Monday, Feb. 7.
Pennsylvania continues to make critical strides in getting eligible residents vaccinated by working closely with vaccine providers, grassroots organizations, and relevant stakeholders to ensure all Pennsylvanians have access to the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the CDC, as of Monday, Feb. 7, 75.9% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated. This percentage reflects all 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
If you or your loved ones are not yet vaccinated, now is the time to get fully vaccinated, get boosted, and get children ages 5–18 vaccinated. Visit vaccines.gov to find a vaccine provider near you to schedule your vaccine appointment.

This week, the Department of Health analyzed the following vaccine data within its 66-county vaccine jurisdiction; Philadelphia is a separate vaccine jurisdiction:

• 122,642 vaccine doses were administered in the past week, including:   

• • 50,215 booster doses administered in the past week.   
  • 16,067 pediatric doses administered in the past week.  

• The total number of vaccines administered dropped by 25.3% compared to the previous week.

Here is a statewide summary of COVID-19 trends over 7 days Monday, Jan. 31 –Sunday, Feb. 6:

• The daily average number of cases was 5,487. 
• The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 on Monday, Feb. 7 was 25.8 percent lower than on Jan. 31. The percent of available adult and pediatric ICU beds in the state rose to 20.1% and 17.1%, respectively.  
  • Approximately 17.3% of all staffed adult ICU beds are COVID-19 patients.   
  • 27.6% of all ventilators statewide are in use. 

The Department of Health continues to provide the public with extensive and frequently updated data on both the COVID-19 dashboard and the vaccine dashboard. Both dashboards provide an interactive experience for the user to review statewide and local-level data updated daily.

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