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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Sunday reported 56 new cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County and no new deaths. The death count remains at 729.
				The new report brings the county&rsquo;s total cases to 24,905 since the pandemic began last year.
				Neighboring Lackawanna County has 13,934 cases and 419 deaths; Monroe County has 9,656 cases and 266 deaths.
				On Saturday, the Department of Health confirmed there were 3,361 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 929,697.
				The state does not issue a statewide update on Sunday &mdash; a two-day report will be released on Monday.
				Vaccine distribution
				This week, a total of 3,172,900 doses will have been allocated through Feb. 27:
				&mdash; 225,890 first doses will have been allocated this week.
				&mdash; 180,610 second doses will have been allocated this week.
				To date, of the 3,172,900 doses allocated through Feb. 27, we have administered 2,307,725 doses total through Feb. 26:
				&mdash; First doses, 88 percent (1,621,102 administered of 1,836,065 allocated)
				&mdash; Second doses, 51 percent (686,623 administered of 1,336,835 allocated)
				To see a map of locations where you can get a vaccination go to the <a href="https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Vaccine/Pages/Vaccine.aspx#map" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pennsylvania Department of Health website</a>.
				A commonwealth COVID-19 vaccination guide explains current process for getting one. Pennsylvanians with questions about the vaccination process can call the Department of Health hotline at 1-877-724-3258.

56 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Sunday