(WHTM) – On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health provided a weekly COVID-19 update as of Monday, Jan. 17. The daily average number of cases from Monday, Jan. 10, to Sunday, Jan. 16, was 25,417.
The number of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 on Monday, Jan. 10, was 3.8% higher than on Jan. 9. The percent of available adult and pediatric ICU beds in the state fell to 14.7% and rose to 13.7%, respectively.
Approximately 31.8% of all staffed adult ICU beds are COVID-19 patients, and 32.4% of all ventilators statewide are in use.
MIDSTATE COVID-19 POSITIVITY RATES
MOST RECENT 7 DAYS
January 7-13
| County | Positivity Rate |
|---|---|
| Dauphin | 41.6% |
| Lebanon | 40.9% |
| York | 39.6% |
| Lancaster | 38.6% |
| Franklin | 37.6% |
| Perry | 36.8% |
| Adams | 35.5% |
| Cumberland | 35.2% |
| Mifflin | 29.8% |
| Juniata | 28.7% |
According to the CDC, as of Monday, Jan. 17, 74.9% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated. This percentage reflects all 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
This week, the Department of Health analyzed the following vaccine data within its 66-county vaccine jurisdiction; Philadelphia is a separate vaccine jurisdiction:
- 275,919 vaccine doses were administered in the past week, including:
- 138,331 booster doses administered in the past week.
- 25,630 pediatric doses administered in the past week.
- 11.9% decrease in vaccines administered from previous week.
