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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County and no new deaths.
				That brings Luzerne County&rsquo;s total cases to 3,801; the death count remains at 188.
				Neighboring Lackawanna County has 2,117 cases and 214 deaths; Monroe County has 1,720 cases and 127 deaths. 
				The Department of Health confirmed that there are 816 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 135,611 All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19.
				The number of tests administered within the last 7 days between August 26 and September 1 is 164,110 with 4,760 positive cases. There were 22,821 test results reported to the department through 10 p.m., September 1. These results represent the total number of tests administered.
				There are 7,712 total deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of 21 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 1,552,085 patients who have tested negative to date. Of the patients who have tested positive to date the age breakdown is as follows:
				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 21,149 resident cases of COVID-19, and 4,534 cases among employees, for a total of 25,683 at 934 distinct facilities in 61 counties. Out of our total deaths, 5,213 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities. A county breakdown can be found here.
				Approximately 9,710 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.

13 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County; 816 statewide