161 New Weekly COVID-19 Cases Reported
Erie County echos national rise in case counts
In the last week, there have been 161 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Erie County According to the PA Department of Health, more than doubling the previous week's total of 63. Prior to that, the weekly new case count was nearly also doubled, from 32.
Over the last seven days, there has been an average of 23 cases per week.
Erie County's cumulative total now stands at 21,476 total cases and 419 total deaths based on the PA Department of Health data. According to the Erie County Department of Health, there have been 477 deaths. A similar numerical discrepancy has been standard for the majority of the pandemic.
According to the PA Department of Health, there are 126,670 fully vaccinated residents in Erie County now accounting for nearly 47.6% of the entire population. There are currently 9,855 partially vaccinated residents.
Day-to-day Breakdown over four weeks
Wednesday, July 7 - 1 new case
Thursday, July 8 - 8 new cases
Friday, July 9 -3 new cases
Saturday, July 10 - 0 new cases
Sunday, July 11 - 1 new case
Monday, July 12 - 4 new cases
Tuesday, July 12 - 3 new cases
Weekly Total: 20
Wednesday, July 14 - 1 new case
Thursday, July 15 - 9 new cases
Friday, July 16 - 4 new cases
Saturday, July 17 - 3 new cases
Sunday, July 18 - 6 new cases
Monday, July 19 - 5 new cases
Tuesday, July 20 - 4 new cases
Weekly Total: 32
Wednesday, July 21 - 4 new cases
Thursday, July 22 - 6 new cases
Friday, July 23 - 9 new cases
Saturday, July 24 - 5 new cases
Sunday, July 25 - 5 new cases
Monday, July 26 - 18 new cases
Tuesday, July 27 - 7 new cases
Weekly Total: 63
Wednesday, July 28 - 10 new cases
Thursday, July 29 - 16 new cases
Friday, July 30 - 18 new cases
Saturday, July 31 - 19 new cases
Sunday, Aug. 1 - 24 new cases
Monday, Aug. 2 - 20 new cases
Tuesday, Aug. 3 - 24 new cases
Weekly Total: 161
(Dates indicate reporting of statistics, which references the previous day)
*Statistics in NEDSS are readjusted for accuracy, often accounting for a patient's formal place of residency.
State, Local, and National Statistics
Today, Pennsylvania saw 1,493 additional positive cases reported, for a total of 1,230,454 cumulative cases and 7,064 cases this week.
So far, there have been 27,883 deaths statewide, with 41 deaths this week.
So far, 11,685,368 doses of vaccine have been administered in PA, with 90,074 occurring last week.
According to the CDC, there have been 347,377,149 vaccines administered in the US.
The US has a total of 35,171,679 total cases, with 590,727 new cases in the last seven days. There have been 78,806 new cases in the last 24 hours.
The total number of deaths in the US is 611,791, with 3,393 reported in the last week and 392 in the last 24 hours.
As for updates in our nearby counties, Crawford County has 7,697 positive cases, with 157 deaths.
McKean County has 3,855 positive cases and 75 deaths.
Venango County has 4,157 positive cases and 102 deaths.
Warren County has 2,665 total positive cases, and 106 deaths.