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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday confirmed 14 new cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County and no new deaths.
				That brings Luzerne County&rsquo;s total cases to 3,712; the death count remains at 186.
				Neighboring Lackawanna County has 2,002 cases and 213 deaths; Monroe County has 1,701 cases and 127 deaths.
				The Department of Health confirmed that there are 561 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 130,035 All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19.
				The number of tests administered within the last 7 days between August 18 and Aug. 24 is 157,763 with 4,630 positive cases. There were 20,852 test results reported to the department through 10 p.m., Aug. 24. These results represent the total number of tests administered.
				There are 7,605 total deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of 26 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 645 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 1,445,170 patients who have tested negative to date.
				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 20,798 resident cases of COVID-19, and 4,411 cases among employees, for a total of 25,209 at 922 distinct facilities in 61 counties.
				Out of our total deaths, 5,131 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.
				Approximately 9,392 of our total cases are among health care workers.

14 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County; 561 statewide