Lehigh Valley Health Network is asking area residents to “double down” on COVID-19 mitigation measures, now that coronavirus-specific hospitalizations are running double their peak in April.
In Lehigh County, the average daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is 411.9 for the most recent seven-day period tracked by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. That’s up slightly from 409.6 in the prior seven days. Northampton County’s most recent seven-day average for daily COVID-19 hospitalizations is 52, up from 41.1.
LVHN shared its advice to wear a mask, social distance and wash hands frequently in a Facebook post Friday.
St. Luke’s University Health Network, meanwhile, has been touting its approach to treating COVID-19 patients with monoclonal antibodies, announcing this past week more than 500 people have received the treatment.
Statewide, 761,777 people have contracted COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic last year and 19,188 total deaths have been related to the virus. New Jersey has now reported 560,423 total cases, with 20,414 deaths.
Pennsylvania’s death rate from the virus has been accelerating, with the state on Tuesday reaching 18,000 deaths since March and 19,000 total deaths four days later.
Cumulatively from the pandemic, the state reports 25,209 cases and 603 deaths in Lehigh County and 20,432 cases with 506 deaths in Northampton County.
Statewide, 367,814 Pennsylvanians have received a partial vaccination against COVID-19, with 59,899 receiving the full two-dose vaccination. Lehigh County’s vaccination totals are 20,597 partial and 3,558 complete, with 14,460 partial and 2,388 complete in Northampton County.
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