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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; The Department of Health reported Thursday that there were 249 new cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County and no new deaths.
				That brings the total number of confirmed cases in Luzerne County to 8,988; the death count is at 263.
				Neighboring Lackawanna County has 4,960 cases and 231 deaths; Monroe County has 3,109 cases and 141 deaths.
				On Wednesday, the Department of Health confirmed that there were 6,759 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 327,829.
				Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the Department will issue a two-day update on Friday.
				The Wednesday report showed there were 3,897 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 826 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19. Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older.
				The trend in the 14-day moving average of number of hospitalized patients per day has increased by nearly 2,300 since the end of September.
				Statewide percent positivity for the week of Nov. 13&#8211;Nov. 19, stood at 11.1%.

249 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Thursday