The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed 12,686 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend.
The new cases bring the statewide total to more than 1.38 million cases, according to state health data.
In addition to the increase in case counts, hospitalizations due to COVID-19 increased slightly to 2,337. Of those hospitalized, 589 patients are in the intensive care unit.
The department confirmed 52 new deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Pennsylvania, bringing the total number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 to 28,864.
Pennsylvania’s percent positivity rate dropped slightly from 9.1 percent to 8.9 percent as of midday Monday.
As of Sunday, 67.8 percent of Pennsylvanians 18 and over are full vaccinated, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
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