Pa. reports fewer hospitalizations, deaths, cases of covid-19 than in recent days
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The number of Pennsylvanians hospitalized with covid-19 reportedly dropped dramatically Friday, according to the state Department of Health, although no reason was given.
The newly reported number of people hospitalized with coronavirus in the state was 4,169 — almost 600 fewer than was reported the day before.
At the same time, the state reported 193 additional deaths and 5,338 newly reported coronavirus cases — continuing the downward trend in recent days. Of the 193 newly reported deaths, 176 are from January, 16 are from December and one is from November.
Of the 4,169 people hospitalized with covid, 822 are in an intensive care unit and 507 require a ventilator.
There are 6,043 total ventilators in the state, and 1,775 are in use by patients suffering any ailment, according to the health department.
Of the state’s 3,664 adult ICU beds, 625 were available.
Of the newly reported cases, 4,679 were confirmed. The state Department of Health defines a probable case as one in which a patient has “a positive serology (antibody) test and either covid-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure” to someone who has been confirmed to have coronavirus.
Since the coronavirus was first reported in the state in March, 3,533,761 people have tested negative, according to the state. The state reports that 79% of cases are listed as “recovered.”
“Recovered” is determined using a calculation, similar to what is being done by several other states, according to the department of health. If a case has not been reported as a death, and it is more than 30 days past the date of their first positive test (or onset of symptoms), then an individual is considered “recovered.”
In nursing and personal care homes, there are 60,899 resident cases of covid-19, and 11,425 cases among employees, for a total of 72,324 at 1,528 distinct facilities in all 67 counties.
Of the state’s 20,321 total deaths, 10,212 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.
Health care workers account for about 21,979 of the state’s total cases.