By DANIEL PATRICK SHEEHAN, THE MORNING CALL
Pennsylvania recorded another 1,342 cases of COVID-19, the state Health Department reported Tuesday, bringing the total to 174,646.
Another 16 deaths brought the toll to 8,384 since the first cases of the pandemic coronavirus were reported in early March.
The Lehigh Valley reported no deaths, but Lehigh County had 18 new cases and Northampton County had 19.
Statewide, the number of hospitalizations grew by 39 to 773. The number of people on ventilators, indicating critical illness, declined by nine to 83.
Last week, newly reported coronavirus cases topped 1,300 four days in a row, including 1,742 on Saturday.
The 7-day moving average of newly reported cases was 1,156 on Tuesday, up significantly from 897 a week ago.
US Covid-19 latest: 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET on Tuesday 13 October (19:00 CEST)
Latest figures published by Johns Hopkins University.
Worldwide
Cases: 37,955,113
Deaths: 1,082,928
Recoveries: 26,332,156
US
Cases: 7,817,863
Deaths: 215,355
Recoveries: 3,106,728
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