The Pennsylvania Department of Health provided a weekly COVID-19 update as of Monday, Jan. 31.
“We are glad to see case numbers trending downward and healthcare workers on the frontlines are starting to get the support they need and deserve,” Acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter said. “We have the tools to ensure those trends continue and can demonstrate support for healthcare workers by encouraging more people to get vaccinated and everyone to get their booster dose.”
This week the department announced additional support for Pennsylvania’s healthcare workers and patients through the Wolf Administration’s multi-layered strategy which includes, among other things, sending state-administered healthcare strike teams into hospitals and setting up regional support sites at long-term care facilities to allow hospitals to free up beds to treat more people.
Pennsylvania continues to make critical strides in getting eligible residents vaccinated by working closely with vaccine providers, grassroots organizations, and relevant stakeholders to ensure all Pennsylvanians have access to the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the CDC, as of Monday, Jan. 31, 75.6% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated. This percentage reflects all 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
If you or your loved ones are not yet vaccinated, now is the time to get fully vaccinated, get boosted, and get children ages 5–18 vaccinated. Visit vaccines.gov to find a vaccine provider near you to schedule your vaccine appointment.
The Department of Health continues to provide the public with extensive and frequently updated data on both the COVID-19 dashboard and the vaccine dashboard. Both dashboards provide an interactive experience for the user to review statewide and local-level data updated daily.
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