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COVID-19 Update in Pennsylvania for Thursday, May 21

Dept. of Health now reports more than 65,000 coronavirus cases in PA.
Credit: WNEP

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The Pennsylvania Department of Health now lists 65,392 people with the coronavirus infection in the state on Thursday, May 21.

There were 980 new cases reported in all 67 counties of the state.

There are 4,869 total deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of 102 new deaths.

Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine will provide an update at 1:30 p.m. on WNEP-TV and wnep.com.

Information from hospitals, long-term care facilities, and personal care homes is provided by the state here.

Specific information and a statewide map are also available here.

There are 303,514 patients who have tested negative to date. Of the patients who have tested positive to date the age breakdown is as follows:

  • Nearly 1% are ages 0-4;
  • Nearly 1% are ages 5-12;
  • Nearly 2% are ages 13-18;
  • Nearly 6% are ages 19-24;
  • Nearly 37% are ages 25-49;
  • Nearly 26% are ages 50-64; and
  • Nearly 29% are ages 65 or older.

Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older.

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