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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Sunday confirmed 10 new cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County and no new deaths.
				That brings Luzerne County&rsquo;s total cases to 3,448; the death count remains at 184.
				Neighboring Lackawanna County has 1,932 cases and 212 deaths; Monroe County has 1,634 cases and 124 deaths.
				The Department of Health confirmed that there are 760 additional positive cases of COVID-19 reported to the department, bringing the statewide total to 118,852. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19.
				The number of tests administered between Aug. 1 and Aug. 7 is 150,527 with 5,231 positive cases. There were 23,317 test results reported to the department through 10 p.m., Aug. 7. These results represent the total number of tests administered.
				There are 7,314 total deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of 1 new death reported.
				Mask-wearing is required in all businesses and whenever leaving home. Consistent mask-wearing is critical to preventing the spread of COVID-19.
				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 19,968 resident cases of COVID-19, and 4,153 cases among employees, for a total of 24,087 at 877 distinct facilities in 61 counties.
				Out of our total deaths, 4,974 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.
				Approximately 8,644 of our total cases are among 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.

10 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County; 760 statewide