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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Monday confirmed 45 new cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County and no new deaths.
				That brings the total number of confirmed cases in the county to 4,748; the death count remains at 190.
				Neighboring Lackawanna County has 3,314 cases &mdash; an increase of 24 over Sunday &mdash; and 217 deaths; Monroe County has 1,938 cases and 134 deaths.
				The Department of Health confirmed that there were 2,372 additional positive cases over two days &mdash; 1,103 new cases on Monday and 1,269 new cases reported on Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 183,315.
				Allegheny County is reporting an increase of 100 cases.
				The number of tests administered within the last 7 days between Oct. 12 and Oct. 18, is 233,298 with 6,870 positive cases. There were 28,821 test results reported to the department through 10 p.m., Oct. 17, and 22,977 test results reported to the department through 10 p.m., Oct. 18.
				There were 26 new deaths reported Sunday, Oct. 11, and 8 new deaths reported for Monday, Oct. 19, for a total of 8,500 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 1,719 cases who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases and 648 patients who have a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure.
				There are 2,143,966 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 24,663 resident cases of COVID-19, and 5,389 cases among employees, for a total of 30,052 at 1,025 distinct facilities in 61 counties.
				Out of our total deaths, 5,609 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.
				Approximately 11,697 of our total cases are among health care workers.

45 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Monday