INSIDE THIS REPORT:

• Sunday’s Department of Health Data Report
• Saturday’s Department of Health Data Report
• Carlisle Events and Health Department reach settlement; show goes on as planned

Sunday’s Department of Health Data Report
On Sunday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., June 21, there were 464 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 81,730. Approximately 6,212 of our total cases are in health care workers.

In nursing and personal care homes, there are 17,066 resident cases of COVID-19, and 3,047 cases among employees, for a total of 20,113 at 663 distinct facilities in 49 counties.

There are 6,423 total deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of four new deaths. County-specific information and a statewide map are available here. Out of our total deaths, 4,384 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities. A county breakdown can be found here.

DoH estimates that 77% of all patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered.

There are 576,015 patients who have tested negative to date. A total of 631 patients have had a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure, which are considered probable cases and not confirmed cases. Of the patients who have tested positive to date the age breakdown is as follows:

• Nearly 1% are ages 0-4;
• 1% are ages 5-12;
• 2% are ages 13-18;
• 6% are ages 19-24;
• Nearly 37% are ages 25-49;
• Nearly 25% are ages 50-64; and
• Nearly 28% are ages 65 or older.

Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older. More data is available here.

Saturday’s Department of Health Data Report
On Saturday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed that as of 12:00 a.m. June 20 there were 504 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 81,266. Approximately 6,180 of our total cases are in health care workers.

In nursing and personal care homes, there are 17,000 resident cases of COVID-19, and 3,034 cases among employees, for a total of 20,034 at 658 distinct facilities in 47 counties.

There are 6,419 total deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of 20 new deaths. County-specific information and a statewide map are available here.  Out of the state’s total deaths, 4,381 have occurred among residents from nursing or personal care facilities. A county breakdown can be found here.

There are 556,461 patients who have tested negative to date.  A total of 631 patients have a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure, which are considered probable cases and not confirmed cases. Of the patients who have tested positive to date the age breakdown is as follows:

• Nearly 1% are ages 0-4;
• 1% are ages 5-12;
• 2% are ages 13-18;
• Nearly 7% are ages 19-24;
• Nearly 37% are ages 25-49;
• Nearly 25% are ages 50-64; and
• Nearly 28% are ages 65 or older.

Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older. More data is available here.

Statewide – The Wolf Administration has since noon, June 18:

• Announced 12 more counties to go to green on June 26.

Carlisle Events and Health Department reach settlement.  The show goes on as planned.
The operator of a large auto show in progress in central Pennsylvania said late Friday it had reached an agreement that resolved a legal action the Health Department launched against it to impose a 250-person limit on attendees.  Carlisle Events’ Spring Carlisle show continued through its final day Saturday as originally planned.

The terms of the settlement are not expected to be publicly disclosed at the request of the Health Department.

In a statement, the Department said it is “pleased to have worked with Carlisle Events to improve its efforts to protect Spring Carlisle vendors and patrons and the public from COVID-19. As a result of those efforts the department and Carlisle Events have resolved the current litigation.”

Carlisle Events spokesman Mike Garland said that no further changes to the company’s safety plan — which included the installation of sanitizer stations at the Carlisle Fairgrounds, the use of gloves by ticket-takers, and other measures — were anticipated or needed.

“Our events will continue as promoted and our health and safety measures will continue as they are,” Garland said.

The court filing sought injunctive relief based in part on the “immediate and irreparable harm” doctrine, with the Department of Health writing that “allowing [the event] to gather crowds that are several hundred times the applicable limit will undoubtedly cause irreparable harm in the form of increased spread of COVID-19.”

The suit charged that Carlisle Events inquired with the state Department of Community and Economic Development on June 9 about a waiver for its event, but was denied, something the health department viewed as an admission of guilt.