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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday reported 190 new cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County, and the death count has reached 513.
				That brings the total number of confirmed cases in Luzerne County to 19,913.
				Neighboring Lackawanna County has 10,627 cases and 294 deaths; Monroe County has 7,353 cases and 221 deaths.
				The Department of Health confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., Jan. 13, that there were 7,960 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 741,389.
				There are 5,204 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19, near double the peak in the spring. Of that number, 1,060 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 number of hospitalized patients per day has increased by nearly 5,000 since the end of September.
				Statewide percent positivity for the week of Jan. 1&#8211;Jan. 7, stood at 14.4%.
				As of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, there were 349 new deaths reported for a total of 18,429 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 72,728 individuals who have a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases and 638 individuals who have a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure.
				There are 3,416,372 individuals who have tested negative to date.
				In nursing and personal care homes, there are 58,177 resident cases of COVID-19, and 10,867 cases among employees, for a total of 69,044 at 1,505 distinct facilities in all 67 counties.
				Out of our total deaths, 9,793 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.
				Approximately 21,017 of our total cases are among health care workers.
				COVID-19 vaccine distribution
				Pennsylvania hospitals began receiving shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine the week of Dec. 14 and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine the week of Dec. 21.
				Through Jan. 12: 342,588 doses of the vaccine have been administered. Please note that this does include vaccine administration through the CVS as part of the Federal Pharmacy Partnership.
				There are 257,320 people that have received one dose (partially covered).
				There are 42,634 people that have received two doses (fully covered).
				The math is 257,320 + 42,634(2) = 342,588 doses administered.

190 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Wednesday