McKean, Elk, Potter and Cameron counties are all considered to be at high risk of transmission of COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID Data Tracker on Sunday.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s COVID-19 monitoring dashboard showed on Sunday that McKean County had 30 more confirmed cases than the previous seven-day period. Additionally, the county currently has a 73.8 per 100,000 rate of transmission and 10.6% percent positivity, up .1% from the previous seven-day period.
Elk County reported 29 additional confirmed cases over the last seven days. According to dashboard data, Elk County has an incidence rate of 97 per 100,000 residents and a 13.6% percent positivity, up 3% from the previous seven-day period.
Potter County reported 18 more confirmed cases, with an incidence rate of 108.9 per 100,000 residents and a 16.7% positivity rate, up 6.5% from the previous seven-day period.
Cameron County reported five more confirmed cases, with an incidence rate of 112.4 per 100,000 residents and a 12.2% percent positivity, up 9.6% from the previous seven-day period.
According to the state department of health, McKean County had 3,020 confirmed and 929 probable cases as of Sunday. There have been 75 deaths in the county attributed to COVID-19. Elk County reported 1,664 confirmed and 1,345 probable cases, with 42 deaths attributed to the coronavirus. Potter County has 1,143 confirmed and 164 probable cases, with 26 deaths attributed to COVID-19, whereas Cameron County reported 229 confirmed and 105 probable cases, with 10 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
As for vaccines, there have been 2,931 partially and 14,031 fully vaccinated; in Elk, 1,234 partially and 14,121 fully; Potter, 679 partially and 4,616 fully; and Cameron, 227 partially and 2,034 fully.