COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Index case | Delaware and Wayne counties |
Arrival date | March 6, 2020 (4 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 6 days) |
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) |
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‡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[update], 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[update], Pennsylvania has administered 6,238,812 partial vaccinations, and 5,983,128 full vaccinations.[2]