The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 3,133 new coronavirus cases in the state Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 1,161,619 throughout all 67 counties since the beginning of the pandemic.
Health officials say 89 percent of the state’s total cases are considered to be recovered and 3,592,845 Pennsylvanians have been fully vaccinated.
All adults are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced.
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that people can text their zip code to 438829 to find a vaccine provider near them.
There have been 74,677 confirmed cases in our 10-county viewing area since the start of the pandemic, according to the Department of Health, and 1,709 deaths.
There were 175 new cases and four more deaths reported in our viewing area Tuesday.
Blair reported an increase of 48 new cases, Cambria reported 33, Clearfield reported 29, Centre reported 21, Somerset reported 17, Jefferson reported nine, Huntingdon reported seven, Bedford reported six, Elk reported four, and Cameron reported one.
As for deaths, Bedford, Clearfield, Huntingdon and Jefferson each reported one.
According to the Department of Health, 4,422,407 patients have tested negative for the virus.
