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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Monday confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County and no new deaths.
				That brings the total number of confirmed cases in the county to 4,027; the death count remains at 189.
				Neighboring Lackawanna County has 2,401 cases and 215 deaths; Monroe County has 1,775 cases and 129 deaths.
				The Department of Health confirmed that there were 234 new cases, in addition to 733 new cases reported on Sunday, Sept. 20 for a two-day total of 967 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 150,812. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19.
				The number of tests administered within the last 7 days between Sept. 14 and Sept. 20, is 180,596 with 6,135 positive cases. There were 23,140 test results reported to the department through 10 p.m., Sept. 20. These results represent the total number of tests administered.
				There were 25 new deaths reported Sunday, September 20, and 23 new deaths reported for Monday, September 21 for a total of 8,004 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
				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 252 cases who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases and 645 patients who have a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure.
				There are 1,767,181 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 22,279 resident cases of COVID-19, and 4,882 cases among employees, for a total of 27,161 at 960 distinct facilities in 61 counties.
				Out of our total deaths, 5,353 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.
				Approximately 10,392 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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3 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County; 967 statewide