Nearly 17K new cases reported Coronavirus in Pennsylvania

(WKBN) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 9,253 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, in addition to 7,714 new cases reported Friday.

That brings the two-day total of cases to 16,967 additional positive cases. The statewide total of cases is now 657,292.
There were 236 new deaths reported Thursday and 25 new deaths reported Friday, which were attributed to COVID-19.
There are 5,624 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 1,172 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19. Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older. More data is available here.
The trend in the 14-day moving average of number of hospitalized patients per day has increased by nearly 5,500 since the end of September.
Statewide percent positivity for the week of December 25 — December 31 stood at 15%.
Latest county-by-county COViD-19 numbers
County-specific information and a statewide map are available on the COVID-19 Data Dashboard.
There are 56,876 individuals who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases and 637 individuals who have a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure.
There are 3,289,508 individuals who have tested negative to date.
In nursing and personal care homes, there are 54,151 resident cases of COVID-19, and 9,812 cases among employees, for a total of 63,963 cases at 1,476 distinct facilities. Out of the total deaths, 9,004 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities. A county breakdown can be found here.
Approximately 19,400 of our total cases are among health care workers.
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Pennsylvanian hospitals began receiving shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine the week of Dec. 14 and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine the week of Dec. 21.
Through Jan. 1:
128,800 doses of the vaccine have been administered.

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In the headlines:
► The Senate adjourned Friday night without securing $2,000 stimulus checks, leaving hopes for another round of payments in the hands of the next Congress. Senate Democrats, some Republicans and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders unsuccessfully pushed for a Senate vote on $2,000 stimulus checks as the clock wound down.
► Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin Jr. died Friday after contracting the coronavirus, his office announced in a statement. Chafin, 60, was treated in Richmond at the VCU Medical Center for two weeks before his death.
► As hospitals are pushed to the brink, scrambling to provide oxygen to patients, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the state will work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to upgrade outdated oxygen delivery systems at six hospitals in Los Angeles. The news comes as California reported a record 585 coronavirus deaths in one day.
► The Navajo Nation laid off more than 1,100 casino workers Friday because of prolonged closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The tribe operates four casinos in Arizona and New Mexico. “The Nation’s vision took years to build but the Nation has been successful,” Navajo Gaming Board Chairman Quincy Natay said. “If it allows its gaming industry to fail, a permanent closure will cause a long-term setback for Navajo economic development, even if it eventually reopens.”
► U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, slammed the U.S. vaccine rollout in a statement Friday, saying the nation is “falling behind” and calling for urgent action to develop a comprehensive vaccination plan at the federal level. “I know that when something isn’t working, you need to acknowledge reality and develop a plan,” he said.
► Britain is allowing people to mix and match vaccines in certain circumstances, despite no evidence supporting the interchangeability of vaccines. In an update to their vaccination guidelines, health officials said another vaccine may be substituted if the original is not available or is unknown, particularly in situations where the person is “at immediate high risk or is considered unlikely to attend again.”
► India tested its COVID-19 vaccine delivery system Saturday with a nationwide trial, a day after authorizing the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use.
► The World Health Organization authorized the vaccine by Pfizer/BioNTech for emergency use Thursday, making it easier for countries to expedite their own regulatory approval processes and allowing UNICEF and the Pan-American Health Organization to procure the vaccine.
► Texas set a new record Friday for the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19. The state reported 12,481 hospitalizations on New Year’s Day after setting new high records for five straight days.
📈 Today’s numbers: The U.S. has more than 20 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 347,800 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global totals: More than 84 million cases and 1.8 million deaths.
📰 What we’re reading: Teachers should be next COVID-19 vaccine schedule, CDC says. Can a shot reopen schools?
Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin Jr. dies after contracting COVID-19.
State Sen. Ben Chafin Jr. died Friday after contracting the coronavirus, his office announced in a statement.
“State senator Augustus Denton (Ben) Chafin Jr., a native son of Russell County located in Southwest Virginia, passed away on January 1, 2021 from COVID-19 complications,” the news release from his office stated.
Chafin, 60, was treated in Richmond at the VCU Medical Center for two weeks before his death. A Republican, Chafin was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2013 before being elected to the state senate the following year.
Days before Chafin’s death, Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, R-La., also died after contracting the virus. LSU Health Shreveport Chancellor G.E. Ghali said Letlow, 41, died from a heart attack following a procedure related to the infection.
– Sarah Elbeshbishi
$2,000 checks? They will have to wait for new Congress
The Senate on Friday did not take up whether to increase the $600 stimulus check payments that President Donald Trump demanded be raised to $2,000. Now, Congress will not reconvene until Sunday to end the 116th Congress.
Democrats vowed to swiftly revive the $2,000 checks after the new Congress is sworn in Sunday.
“President-elect Joe Biden has made clear that the pandemic relief bill that Congress passed is simply a down payment on the work that needs to continue,” said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the chair of the House Democratic caucus. “We’re going to continue to fight for a $2,000 direct payment check.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was the one of the few GOP senators pushing for a standalone vote on the $2,000 stimulus checks, saying that in “the new Congress, you could get a vote.”
“I’d like a standalone vote in the new Congress on the $2,000 check” he said during an interview on Fox and Friends. “We have seven Republicans who have already said they’d vote for it. We need five more. I think if we had the vote, we would get there.

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