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COVID-19 update: more than 5,000 additional positive cases

The Department of Health notes 44 new deaths related to the coronavirus.
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PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The Pennsylvania Department of Health now lists 5,060 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,092,852 on Thursday, April 15.

There were 44 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, for a total of 25,566 deaths attributed to COVID-19, according to the department.

The Department of Health also said that the pause in administering doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine will be extended until April 24 or until updated guidance is provided from the CDC and Food and the FDA.

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Get county-specific coronavirus information by visiting Pennsylvania's Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story was published with incorrect numbers provided by the Department of Health.

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