COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania
| COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
Pennsylvania Air National Guard troops set up at a Montgomery County coronavirus test site | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Index case | Delaware and Wayne counties |
| Arrival date | March 6, 2020 (5 years and 5 months) |
| Confirmed cases | 986,904 |
| Suspected cases‡ | 186,760 |
| Hospitalized cases | 2,239 (5/9/21) |
| Ventilator cases | 242 (5/9/21) |
Deaths | 28,864 (confirmed by DOH 9/20/21) |
| Government website | |
| www | |
| ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Pennsylvania in March 2020. As of October 7, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed 1,464,264 cumulative cases and 29,814 deaths in the state.[1] As of September 1, 2021, Pennsylvania has administered 6,238,812 partial vaccinations, and 5,983,128 full vaccinations.[2]
- ^ Tosheff, Taylor (October 8, 2021). "Pa. nears grim milestone: 30,000 COVID-related deaths since start of the pandemic". ABC News. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "Pennsylvania COVID-19 Numbers". Department of Health. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.