Michael Conrad, DMD, a 69-year-old area dentist who recently received a vaccine at St. Luke s, says he wants to protect his patients and family. With having my own dental practice, Iâve taken great steps in ensuring patient safety from installing UV air sanitation to replacing carpeting with vinyl flooring for thorough cleaning. Iâm also a Type 2 diabetic and I feel this vaccine is a great help in keeping me safe along with everyone around me.
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Hospitals prepare for a post-holiday surge of COVID-19 cases, deaths
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
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Pennsylvania’s hospitals are at a crossroads: Coronavirus cases are leveling off yet a surge in demand for intensive care unit beds has not. And the worst, many believe, is yet to come.
“Christmas was only five days ago,” said Jeff Jahre, senior vice president for medical affairs of the St. Luke’s University Health Network. “We know we have New Years’ coming up. Despite all the warnings and everything else, we do know most of the cases we’re seeing right now aren’t due to large gatherings but what you or I’d consider to be family gatherings.”
Pa. coronavirus update: State’s death toll climbs with 319 more deaths, almost 9K cases. The Lehigh Valley’s leading the way in vaccinations | Pa. COVID-19 county case map (12/30/2020)
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
Posted Dec 30, 2020
Lehigh Valley dentist Dr. Michael Conrad receives his COVID-19 vaccine with the help of St. Luke s.Courtesy photo
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The pandemic’s death toll in Pennsylvania continues to mount with 319 new deaths reported Wednesday and almost 9,000 new positive COVID-19 tests.
This pushes the state to 631,333 total cases and 15,672 lives lost, the majority of them over the age of 65, according to the daily update from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.