Pennsylvania reports 10,170 new covid cases, 169 new deaths
Pennsylvania reported 10,170 new covid cases and 169 new deaths Tuesday, according to the state Department of Health.
Total cases and total deaths in the state now stand at 436,614 and 11,542, respectively. Thus far in December, the state has reported 75,150 covid cases and 1,159 deaths.
The seven-day average of new cases is 9,925 and the seven-day case total is 69,474, both records. A new high for seven-day average and seven-day total has been set every day for the past six days.
Philadelphia County posted the most covid-19 cases in the state Tuesday with 1,568. Other counties that had high case counts were Allegheny (693), Montgomery (548), York (469), Bucks (440) and Berks (419). Every county in Pennsylvania reported new covid cases Tuesday, with Sullivan County reporting the least amount with four new cases.
As of Tuesday, there are 5,561 covid-19 patients hospitalized in Pennsylvania, with 1,160 in the ICU and 659 on ventilators.
Zach Brendza is a Tribune-Review digital producer. You can contact Zach at 724-850-1288, zbrendza@triblive.com or via Twitter .
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