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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Friday confirmed 23 new cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County and one new death.
				That brings Luzerne County&rsquo;s total cases to 3,753; the death count is at 188.
				Neighboring Lackawanna County has 2,027 cases and 213 deaths; Monroe County has 1,711 cases and 127 deaths.
				The Department of Health confirmed that there are 835 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 131,991 All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19.
				Philadelphia is reporting an increase of 120 cases.
				The number of tests administered within the last 7 days between Aug. 21 and Aug. 27, is 156,317 with 4,216 positive cases. There were 22,640 test results reported to the department through 10 p.m., Aug. 27. These results represent the total number of tests administered.
				There are 7,655 total deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of 20 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 646 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 1,488,835 patients who have tested negative to date.
				Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 25-49, 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 20,937 resident cases of COVID-19, and 4,458 cases among employees, for a total of 25,395 at 925 distinct facilities in 61 counties.
				Out of our total deaths, 5,175 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.
				Approximately 9,526 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.
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23 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County; 1 new death