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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday reported six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County and one new death.
				But statewide, new cases took a dramatic leap to 995 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 91,299. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19.
				Nate Wardle, press secretary at the Department of Health, said there are some backlogged test results in the data released Tuesday.
				&ldquo;A little less than 300 of the new cases are from Philadelphia, and are not all recent test results,&rdquo; Wardle said. &ldquo;There are also some lab results (a little over 100) from labs that are providing results for long-term care facilities that do not report electronically to our system.&rdquo;
				Wardle added, &ldquo;We certainly are concerned about the increases in the southwestern part of the state, but the 995 number does not bring widespread alarm for the whole state.&rdquo;
				The Luzerne County total cases are now at 2,964 and the death count is at 179.
				In Lackawanna County, there are 1,740 confirmed cases and 207 deaths; in Monroe County, there are 1,444 cases and 111 deaths.
				The Department of Health said the number of new cases in Allegheny County increased by 204 cases overnight. Philadelphia County increased by 288 cases, but those represent cases over several weeks, and are not all people recently tested. This is because of a lag time in reporting from the Philadelphia Department of Health.
				The number of tests administered since July 1 is 98,707 with 4,693 positive test results.
				There are 6,787 total deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of 33 new deaths reported.
				Mask-wearing is required in all businesses and whenever leaving home. Consistent mask-wearing is critical to preventing the spread of COVID-19.
				There are 634 patients who have a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure, which are considered probable cases and not confirmed cases.
				There are 758,803 patients who have tested negative to date.
				Of the patients who have tested positive to date the age breakdown is as follows:
				Nearly 1% are ages 0-4;
				1% are ages 5-12;
				Nearly 3% are ages 13-18;
				Nearly 8% are ages 19-24;
				37% are ages 25-49;
				Nearly 24% are ages 50-64; and
				Nearly 27% are ages 65 or older.
				Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older.
				More cases in younger age groups
				The department is seeing significant increases in the number of COVID-19 cases among younger age groups, particularly 19 to 24-year-olds.
				An alert was sent to healthcare providers over the weekend about the changing COVID-19 case demographics, as there are more cases in younger age groups than in those 50-64 and 65-plus.
				The following regions have seen significant increases among 19 to 24-year-olds in each month from April to July:
				SW &#8211; Approximately 5 percent of cases in April to nearly 30 percent of cases so far in July;
				SE &#8211; Nearly 5 percent of cases in April to approximately 15 percent of cases so far in July;
				NE &#8211; Nearly 6 percent of cases in April to nearly 15 percent of cases so far in July;
				NW &#8211; Nearly 7 percent of cases in April to approximately 14 percent of cases so far in July; and
				SC &#8211; Approximately 7 percent of cases in April to about 14 percent of cases so far in July.
				In nursing and personal care homes, there are 18,003 resident cases of COVID-19, and 3,359 cases among employees, for a total of 21,362 at 719 distinct facilities in 55 counties. Out of our total deaths, 4,626 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.
				Approximately 6,855 of our total cases are in health care workers.
				For the latest information for individuals, families, businesses and schools, visit &ldquo;Responding to COVID-19&rdquo; on pa.gov.
				Currently, all 67 counties are in the green phase of reopening.

6 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County; 995 statewide