Two additional deaths were reported in Elk County over the weekend, bringing the total of COVID-19 deaths there to 12.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 54 additional cases in Elk County between Saturday and Sunday, for a total of 855 — 615 confirmed and 240 probable. There have been 4,227 negative tests.
Meanwhile, McKean County surpassed a thousand cases of COVID-19 over the weekend — a total that has more than doubled since the start of the month.
The Department of Health reported on Sunday that McKean County had a two-day increase of 53 cases, for a total of 1,032 — 738 confirmed and 294 probable. There have been 7,173 negative tests and 6 deaths.
Potter County has had 42 new cases between Saturday and Sunday, for a total of 421. There are 375 confirmed cases, 46 probable cases, 2,168 negative tests and 9 deaths there.
In Cameron County, the total increased by 4 cases to 62 — 53 confirmed and 9 probable. The county has had 695 negative tests and 1 death.
This is where cases are located in McKean County: Bradford, 322 confirmed, 87 probable; Lewis Run, 29 confirmed, 148 probable; Kane, 120 confirmed, 17 probable; Smethport, 77 confirmed, 7 probable; Port Allegany, 66 confirmed, 9 probable; Eldred, 36 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Mount Jewett, 20 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Rew, 12 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Turtlepoint, 9 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Duke Center, 8 confirmed, 6 probable; Cyclone and Rixford, 6 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Gifford and Derrick City, 5 confirmed, 1-4 probable; and Ludlow and Crosby, 1-4 confirmed.
Elk County case distribution is as follows: St. Marys, 302 confirmed, 55 probable; Ridgway, 106 confirmed, 23 probable; Johnsonburg, 66 confirmed, 18 probable; Kersey, 37 confirmed, 11 probable; Weedville, 33 confirmed, 8 probable; Brockport, 27 confirmed, 11 probable; Wilcox, 20 confirmed, 9 probable; Benezette, 7 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Byrnedale, 1-4 confirmed, 1-4 probable; and James City, 1-4 confirmed.
In Potter County, this is where cases are located: Coudersport, 171 confirmed, 24 probable; Shinglehouse, 34 confirmed, 8 probable; Galeton and Genesee ZIP Code 16923, 37 confirmed; Genesee ZIP Code 16941, 1-4 confirmed; Ulysses, 35 confirmed; Roulette, 18 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Austin, 17 confirmed, 1-4 probable; Harrison Valley, 12 confirmed, 1-4 probable; and Mills, 1-4 confirmed.
In Cameron County, Emporium has 47 confirmed, 5 probable; and Driftwood and Sinnemahoning have 1-4 confirmed each.
Statewide, the Department of Health reported 11,084 new cases on Saturday for a total of 481,118.
The department has not been releasing new statewide totals on Sundays.
As of Saturday, there were 5,668 Pennsylvanians hospitalized with COVID-19, and 1,151 of those hospitalized were in the intensive care unit.
There were 201 new deaths for a total of 12,436 across the state.
A total of 30,918 people have had a positive viral antigen test and are considered probable cases, and 640 people have a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure. To date, 3,025,253 have tested negative statewide.
For the week from Dec. 4-10, Pennsylvania reported a percent positivity rate of 16.2%. During that time, the percent positivity rate in Cameron County was 18.8%; Potter, 14.0%; McKean, 12.6%; and Elk, 11.6%.
