Surging delta variant pushes Pa. daily case count to highest number in weeks
Written by Victoria Scialfa on July 21, 2021
Surging delta variant pushes Pa. daily case count to highest number in weeks
By Tyler Pratt
July 21, 2021
With case counts growing in Pennsylvania and across the nation, the delta variant of the coronavirus now accounts for 83% of new U.S. cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The state Department of Health reported nearly 570 new COVID-19 infections Tuesday. After weeks of lower numbers, it’s the highest daily case count since early June.
State data shows the highest concentration of new cases in the eastern and northeastern parts of the state, including Northampton County.
On Tuesday, 280 people were in the hospital with COVID-19, with more than 50 in intensive care, state health officials reported.
At least 10 people in Pennsylvania have died from the virus this week.
The health department reports that just under 40 percent of Pennsylvanians 18-and-older have yet to be fully vaccinated.
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