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After a second dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, a swarm of antibodies attacks the virus. (Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images)
An unspecified “technical issue” has delayed the reporting of new COVID-19 case counts in Pennsylvania by the Department of Health.
Due to the technical issue, the department did not report new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, but did provide updates on other COVID-19 statistics in Pennsylvania.
As of Tuesday afternoon, 2,639 people were hospitalized with the virus. Of those patients, 630 were in hospital intensive care units, and 367 were using a ventilator, according to data posted to the agency’s pandemic tracking website.
The department also confirmed 75 new deaths attributed to COVID-19 as of Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths attributed to the virus to 31,530 since the start of the pandemic, state data showed.
As of Tuesday, the statewide positivity rate remains at 8.8 percent and 72 percent of Pennsylvanians 18 or older were fully vaccinated, according to the department.
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