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Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports Hospitalized Patients Down 25.6%
Tuesday, December 7th 2021, 3:50 PM EST
Updated:
Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health provided a weekly COVID-19 update as of Monday, Feb. 14.
“The latest post-vaccination, often called breakthrough, data continues to prove the science that getting up to date with your COVID-19 vaccinations is effective at preventing severe illness, hospitalization and death,” Acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter said.
Here is a statewide summary of COVID-19 trends over the past 7 days Monday, Feb. 7 –Sunday, Feb. 13:
- The daily average number of cases was 3,695.
- The number of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 on Monday, Feb. 14 was 25.6% lower than on Feb. 7.
- The percent of available adult and pediatric ICU beds in the state rose to 21% and 19%, respectively.
- Approximately 12.7% of all staffed adult ICU beds are COVID-19 patients.
- 26.6% of all ventilators statewide are in use.
The Department of Health also analyzed the following vaccine data within its 66-county vaccine jurisdiction; Philadelphia is a separate vaccine jurisdiction:
- 109,327 vaccine doses were administered in the past week, including:
- 40,041 booster doses administered in the past week.
- 18,008 pediatric doses administered in the past week.
- The total number of vaccines administered dropped by 10.9% compared to the previous week.