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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed there are 34 new cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County.
				The Luzerne County total cases are now at 3,225, and the death count remains at 183.
				This follows Tuesday&rsquo;s report that saw the county with 35 new cases. The Department of Heath has attributed the increase to &ldquo;community spread.&rdquo;
				Neighboring Lackawanna County has 1,878 cases and 212 deaths; Monroe County has 1,570 cases and 122 deaths.
				The Department of Health confirmed that there are 834 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 110,218. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19.
				Allegheny County is reporting an increase of 125 cases and Philadelphia County is reporting an increase of 111 cases.
				The number of tests administered within the last 7 days between July 22 and July 28 is 161,894 with 6,619 positive cases. There were 20,503 test results reported to the department through 10 p.m., July 28. These results represent the total number of tests administered.
				There are 7,162 total deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of 16 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 642 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 1,073,863 patients who have tested negative to date.
				Of the patients who have tested positive to date the age breakdown is as follows:
				1% are ages 0-4;
				1% are ages 5-12;
				3% are ages 13-18;
				9% are ages 19-24;
				37% are ages 25-49;
				23% are ages 50-64; and
				Nearly 25% 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.
				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 about the changing COVID-19 case demographics, as there are more cases in younger age groups than in those 50-64 and 65-plus.
				In nursing and personal care homes, there are 19,290 resident cases of COVID-19, and 3,893 cases among employees, for a total of 23,183 at 841 distinct facilities in 61 counties.
				Out of our total deaths, 4,883 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.
				Approximately 8,110 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.

34 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County; 834 statewide