The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 3,119 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing the statewide total to 970,717.

There are 1,450 individuals hospitalized with the virus, and 286 patients are in the intensive care unit.

The 65 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, with a total of 24,652 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

Mercer County is reporting 8,354 COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with an infection rate of 7,634.5 per 100,000 and 244 deaths from the virus.

Lawrence County is reporting 6,299 COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with an infection rate of 7,366.2 per 100,000 and 190 deaths from the virus.

Vaccination numbers for Pennsylvania, not including Philadelphia or federal facilities, are now at more than 3.7 million doses of vaccine administered across the state, with:

• More than 1.3 million people fully vaccinated – with a seven-day moving average of 77,000 people per day receiving vaccinations.
• This week, a total of 4,699,560 doses will have been allocated through March 20:
• 278,670 first/single doses will have been allocated this week.
• 242,270-second doses will have been allocated this week.

To date, of the 4,699,560 doses allocated through March 20, we have administered 3,735,484 doses total through March 15:

• First/single doses, 92 percent (2,486,324 administered of 2,705,155 allocated)
• Second doses, 63 percent (1,249,147 administered of 1,994,405 allocated)

In nursing and personal care homes, there are 68,608 resident cases of COVID-19, and 13,903 cases among employees, for a total of 82,511. Approximately 25,801 of our total cases are among health care workers.