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MEANTIME, THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORTS MORE THAN 1100 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES STATEWIDE TODAY. THE STATEWIDE TOTAL IS NOW NEARLY 150,000. 22 MORE PENNSYLVANIANS HAV DIED. THE DEATH TOLL IS JUST UNDER

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There are now 149,845 reported cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania. The state Department of Health announced a total of 1,162 new positive cases on Saturday.The state said 175,962 tests were administered over the last seven days, with 5,798 positive cases. There were 28,985 test results reported to the department through 10 p.m., September 18. These results represent the total number of tests administered.State health officials said there are 7,956 deaths attributed to coronavirus, with 22 new deaths reported on Saturday.Nearly 1.75 million patients have tested negative for the virus in the state, and of the total number of reported infections statewide, health officials said 82% have recovered.Click here to see COVID-19 case counts listed by county.Mask-wearing is required in all businesses and whenever leaving home, and consistent mask-wearing is critical to preventing the spread of COVID-19, the Health Department said."We know that congregation, especially over holidays and in college and university settings, yields increased case counts. The mitigation efforts in place now are essential to flattening the curve and saving lives," state Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said. "Wearing a mask, practicing social distancing, and following the requirements set forth in the orders for bars and restaurants, gatherings and telework will help keep our case counts low. Together, as Pennsylvanians, all of our efforts are designed to support our communities to ensure that cases of COVID-19 remain low."Watch the latest news conference with Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine in the video player above. (Sept. 14)Of the patients who have tested positive, the age breakdown is as follows:Approximately 1% are ages 0-4Nearly 2% are ages 5-12Approximately 4% are ages 13-18Nearly 13% are ages 19-24Approximately 36% are ages 25-49Nearly 22% are ages 50-64Approximately 22% are ages 65 or olderMost of the patients hospitalized are 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older.The Department of Health said it's seeing significant increases in cases among younger age groups, particularly ages 19 to 24. In southwestern Pennsylvania, that number has risen from 5% of cases in April to approximately 28% of cases so far in September, health officials said.COVID-19 testing in care homes: Pa. health and human services secretaries talk about what's being done. Watch the video below.Click here to track the curve of coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania: see total number of cases, new cases per day and COVID-19 related deaths.Click here to see a statewide map with county-by-county information. The Pennsylvania Department of Health is now providing data on nursing home COVID-19 cases and deaths by county. Click here to read the data for each county. The data is halfway down the page. 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Sign up to get the latest coronavirus headlines delivered to your inbox:ï»¿]