Potter County was the only county in the state listed in the substantial level of community transmission for COVID-19 as of Tuesday.
The county’s positivity rate was 10.9%, with three additional cases of COVID-19 during the time frame of June 4 to 10, as compared to the prior time frame of May 28 to June 3. The incidence rate was 66.6 per 100,000 residents.
All other local counties were at the low level of community transmission.
McKean County’s positivity rate was 5.4%, with 21 fewer cases than the prior week. The incidence rate was 17.2 per 100,000 residents.
Elk County’s positivity rate was 1.5%, with one less case than the prior week. The incidence rate was 6.7 per 100,000 residents.
Cameron County’s positivity rate was 4.2%, with one additional case than the prior week. The incidence rate was 22.5 per 100,000 residents.
Gov. Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam released a weekly status update Tuesday. The report highlighted a seven-day case increase of 2,044, a statewide percent positivity of 1.9% and one county with substantial transmission status.
“We are seeing COVID-19 case counts increasing at a much lower pace, but we still see Pennsylvanians contract the virus each day,” Wolf said. “As you learn about the benefits of getting vaccinated, consider telling your family and friends more about it and encourage them to get the best protection to fight COVID-19 and make your community a safer place.”
As of June 10, the state had seen a seven-day case increase of 2,044 cases; the previous seven-day increase was 3,050 cases, indicating 1,006 fewer new cases across the state over the past week compared to the previous week.
The statewide percent-positivity decreased to 1.9 percent from 2.9 percent when compared to last week. There are now 62 counties that have a positivity rate lower than 5 percent. There are no counties reporting over 20 percent positivity rate.
“As we continue to fight COVID-19, testing, case investigations and contact tracing continue to play a critical effort in our response,” Beam said. “Please remember to get tested if you experience COVID-19 symptoms or have been exposed and answer the phone when a public health professional is calling.”