New coronavirus cases leaped in Pennsylvania in the week ending Sunday, rising 53.3% as 18,900 cases were reported. The previous week had 12,326 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Pennsylvania ranked 41st among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States increased 11.8% from the week before, with 800,077 cases reported. With 3.85% of the country’s population, Pennsylvania had 2.36% of the country’s cases in the last week. Across the country, 38 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Johns Hopkins University has been getting data on an erratic schedule from Pennsylvania, skewing week-to-week comparisons.
Bucks County reported 1,143 cases and six deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 690 cases and four deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 134,394 cases and 1,946 deaths.
Montgomery County reported 1,405 cases and six deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 957 cases and five deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 170,052 cases and 2,379 deaths.
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Within Pennsylvania, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Montour County with 247 cases per 100,000 per week; Warren County with 222; and Franklin County with 210. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall were Philadelphia County, with 2,185 cases; Allegheny County, with 2,053 cases; and Montgomery County, with 1,405. Weekly case counts rose in 63 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week’s pace were in Allegheny, Philadelphia and Bucks counties.
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Across Pennsylvania, cases fell in four counties, with the best declines in Armstrong County, with 49 cases from 57 a week earlier; in Wyoming County, with 10 cases from 17; and in Wayne County, with 34 cases from 40.
In Pennsylvania, 109 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 77 people were reported dead.
A total of 3,006,257 people in Pennsylvania have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 45,766 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 87,843,561 people have tested positive and 1,017,848 people have died.
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Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 hospital admissions staying flat
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, July 3. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
- Last week: 3,569
- The week before that: 3,555
- Four weeks ago: 3,836
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
- Last week: 65,244
- The week before that: 61,335
- Four weeks ago: 56,288
Hospitals in 33 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 28 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 40 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.
