For the first time in many months, there are no counties in Pennsylvania with substantial spread of COVID-19, Gov. Tom Wolf’s office said Tuesday.
Over the past few weeks, only one of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties have had high spread of the coronavirus. But that number finally dropped to zero.
“Today we are not reporting any counties in the substantial level of transmission – which is great indicator of our fight against COVID-19,” Wolf said in a statement. “We need to remain resilient in the fight against COVID-19 starting with getting vaccinated and making our communities a safer place.”
Most of the state’s counties are seeing low spread of the virus, but 30 counties continue to see moderate transmission, Wolf’s office said.
Across the state, the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests has dropped to 1.4% for the week of June 11-17, down from 1.9% the previous week.
This marks the ninth consecutive week the positive test rate has fallen. It’s also the fifth consecutive week the positive rate has been below 5%, the level health officials have previously said is a sign of concern.
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are falling as well. Statewide, 397 people are being treated in hospitals for COVID-19, down from about 2,800 in mid-march. At the peak in December, more than 6,300 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19.
A closer look
The Wolf administration uses three categories to gauge the transmission of COVID-19: low, moderate and substantial. The Wolf administration offers a weekly report on the number of counties with substantial spread of COVID-19.
There are 37 counties with low transmission, while 30 counties are seeing moderate spread of COVID-19. Dauphin and Perry counties have low transmission.
Here’s the look at transmission rates in each county.
Moderate: Adams, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Cambria, Centre, Crawford, Cumberland, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Huntingdon, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Pike, Somerset, Tioga, Wayne, York
Low: Allegheny, Armstrong, Berks, Bucks, Cameron, Carbon, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Dauphin, Elk, Erie, Forest, Fulton, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lehigh, McKean, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Perry, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland, Wyoming
Mask order ending
Pennsylvania’s mask order remains in effect for less than a week. Pennsylvania will lift the mask order on Monday, June 28 or when 70% of the state’s adults are fully vaccinated, whichever comes first, Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam said.
It doesn’t appear the mask oder will end before Monday, as 59% of the state’s adults are fully vaccinated. However, 74% of those 18 and over have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Beam continued to stress the importance of getting tested if symptoms develop and to assist public health professionals in contact tracing.
More than 1.2 million people in Pennsylvania have been infected with the virus and more than 27,000 deaths have been tied to COVID-19, according to the health department.
Most of those who are infected with the coronavirus deal with relatively minor symptoms and many never got sick. But doctors say COVID-19 poses risks to everyone, especially seniors and those with certain health complications. Doctors also stress the importance of getting vaccinated to get the best possible protection from COVID-19 and the variants that have emerged.
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