On Monday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed that between Saturday and Monday, there were 5,951 new cases of COVID-19.
The daily update stated that 1,115 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 301 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19. Schuylkill County reported 48 new cases since Saturday
Statewide percent positivity for the week of Aug 6 – Aug. 12 stood at 6.0%.
Between 11:59 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13 and Sunday, Aug. 15, there were 9 new deaths identified by the Pennsylvania death registry, reported for a total of 27,966 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
No new deaths were reported.