The state Division of Well being reported 121 new infections in Susquehanna Valley Counties on Saturday, the third consecutive day and twelfth time this month with greater than 100.
There have been 4,573 new circumstances statewide, the second most in eight days. The 104,942 circumstances in October, with eight days to go, are the sixth-most in any month for the reason that pandemic started in March 2020.
Well being officers additionally recorded 64 COVID-19-related deaths, pushing the month-to-month loss of life toll to 1,564 seventh-most in any month for the reason that pandemic started.
Hospitalizations dropped statewide for the fourth consecutive day and there are eight fewer Valley residents hospitalized, ending a string of three consecutive days with will increase right here.
Every Valley county reported at the least 10 new infections on Saturday, led by Northumberland County’s 54.
Union County reported 42 new circumstances, its largest one-day enhance since reporting 44 on April 17. Within the final three days, Union County has reported 33, 37 and 42 circumstances. Snyder County added 13 new infections and Montour added 12.
There was one new loss of life within the Valley, a Snyder County resident. Up to now, 102 folks have died within the county from COVID-19, second most within the Valley behind Northumberland County’s 399.
All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have been nonetheless reporting excessive ranges of group transmission of COVID, in response to the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention, which implies they have been all seeing at the least 100 new circumstances per 100,000 residents over the earlier seven days. Nationwide, 81.56 % of counties have excessive transmission charges, down 6.15 %.
There have been 2,350 infections linked to Valley long-term care services for the reason that begin of the pandemic, the identical quantity because the state reported on Friday.
Hospitalizations
As of midday Saturday, there have been 2,825 sufferers in Pennsylvania hospitals with COVID-19 signs, down 75 from Friday and the sixth time in seven days it has dropped.
Of these hospitalized, 668 have been being handled in intensive care items (ICUs), stage for 2 consecutive days, and 378 have been being handled on ventilators, down 9.
Based on knowledge offered by the state, there have been 102 sufferers present process therapy in Valley medical services for COVID-19 on Saturday, the primary lower in 4 days. There have been 22 sufferers in intensive care items at Geisinger in Danville, eight at Evangelical Neighborhood Hospital close to Lewisburg, and none at Geisinger-Shamokin. The Geisinger and Evangelical numbers elevated by one since Friday.
Geisinger’s Danville location was additionally treating 8 on ventilators, down seven, and Evangelical was treating one.
At Geisinger’s essential campus in Danville, there have been 61 COVID-19 optimistic sufferers, the identical quantity as reported Friday. There have been 33 sufferers at Evangelical, down 9, and eight at Geisinger-Shamokin, up one.
Prisons, state services
There have been 4 lively workers circumstances on the State Correctional Establishment (SCI) in Coal Township as of Saturday, the identical quantity as reported on Friday. There have been 107 workers circumstances statewide, up 5, together with 18 at SCI Cambria. There have been 66 lively inmate circumstances statewide — down 14 — none at Coal Township and 30 at SCI Smithfield.
There are 12 lively circumstances at federal prisons in Union County, up 5 from Friday’s report. There have been eight inmate circumstances on the low-security unit at Allenwood, all 5 new circumstances, in response to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. On the U.S. Penitentiary (USP) in Allenwood and the medium-security unit, there have been two circumstances, one staffer and one inmate every. There have been no circumstances at USP Lewisburg.
The state Division of Human Companies (DHS) was nonetheless reporting eight lively circumstances amongst staffers on the Selinsgrove Heart on Saturday. There have been lower than 5 circumstances amongst individuals receiving companies. The DHS doesn’t specify numbers when they’re fewer than 5 to keep away from figuring out sufferers.
There have been six workers circumstances and fewer than 5 consumer circumstances at Danville State Hospital for the eleventh consecutive day.
There have been lower than 5 youth circumstances on the North Central Safe Therapy Unit (NCSTU) for ladies. There have been no workers circumstances within the unit and no circumstances within the NCSTU boys unit.
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