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Luzerne County Councilman Walter Griffith explains reasons for organizing protest Wednesday

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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Monday confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County and no new deaths.
				That brings the total number of confirmed cases in the county to 4,124; the death count remains at 190.
				Neighboring Lackawanna County has 2,555 cases and 217 deaths; Monroe County has 1,797 cases and 133 deaths.
				The Department of Health confirmed that there were 676 new cases on Monday, in addition to 918 new cases reported on Sunday, for a two-day total of 1,594 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 156,826. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19.
				The number of tests administered within the last 7 days between Sept. 21 and Sept. 27, is 193,277 with 5,572 positive cases. There were 19,538 test results reported to the department through 10 p.m., Sept. 27. These results represent the total number of tests administered.
				There were 6 new deaths reported Sunday and 1 new death reported for Monday, for a total of 8,107 deaths attributed to COVID-19. C
				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 396 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 1,855,491 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 22,803 resident cases of COVID-19, and 5,026 cases among employees, for a total of 27,829 at 977 distinct facilities in 61 counties.
				Out of our total deaths, 5,432 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.
				Approximately 10,662 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.

12 new cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County; 1,594 statewide over 2 days