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DOYLESTOWN, PA While U.S. coronavirus cases and deaths have been trending downward over the past week, hospitals across the country still report straining to meet the demands of the ongoing pandemic.
At the national level, during the week ending Jan. 25, deaths were running at an average of just under 3,100 a day down from a peak of more than 3,350 in the weeks prior, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. New cases were averaging about 170,000 a day after hitting almost 250,000 earlier this month.
Meanwhile, state health officials in Pennsylvania reported to the federal government that 77 percent of all inpatient beds in hospitals across the state were still occupied as of Jan. 23. Around 15 percent of beds statewide were filled by COVID-19 patients, they reported.
UpdatedWed, Jan 27, 2021 at 1:35 pm ET
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WEST CHESTER, PA As Chester County residents attempted this week to register for a COVID-19 vaccine and to find out where to go, another 5,000 doses of the vaccine were given. There are many questions, and the answer is mostly: wait.
As of Jan. 22, 13,864 vaccine doses had been administered in Chester County. Just over 5,00o doses were given in the week between Jan. 15-22. Of those, 2,186 were second doses, and 2,893 were first doses, according to Chester County Health Department data.
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MONTGOMERYVILLE-LANSDALE, PA While U.S. coronavirus cases and deaths have been trending downward over the past week, hospitals across the country still report straining to meet the demands of the ongoing pandemic.
At the national level, during the week ending Jan. 25, deaths were running at an average of just under 3,100 a day down from a peak of more than 3,350 in the weeks prior, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. New cases were averaging about 170,000 a day after hitting almost 250,000 earlier this month.
Meanwhile, state health officials in Pennsylvania reported to the federal government that 77 percent of all inpatient beds in hospitals across the state were still occupied as of Jan. 23. Around 15 percent of beds statewide were filled by COVID-19 patients, they reported.
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RADNOR, PA While U.S. coronavirus cases and deaths have been trending downward over the past week, hospitals across the country still report straining to meet the demands of the ongoing pandemic.
At the national level, during the week ending Jan. 25, deaths were running at an average of just under 3,100 a day down from a peak of more than 3,350 in the weeks prior, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. New cases were averaging about 170,000 a day after hitting almost 250,000 earlier this month.
Meanwhile, state health officials in Pennsylvania reported to the federal government that 77 percent of all inpatient beds in hospitals across the state were still occupied as of Jan. 23. Around 15 percent of beds statewide were filled by COVID-19 patients, they reported.
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LOWER SOUTHAMPTON, PA While U.S. coronavirus cases and deaths have been trending downward over the past week, hospitals across the country still report straining to meet the demands of the ongoing pandemic.
At the national level, during the week ending Jan. 25, deaths were running at an average of just under 3,100 a day down from a peak of more than 3,350 in the weeks prior, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. New cases were averaging about 170,000 a day after hitting almost 250,000 earlier this month.
Meanwhile, state health officials in Pennsylvania reported to the federal government that 77 percent of all inpatient beds in hospitals across the state were still occupied as of Jan. 23. Around 15 percent of beds statewide were filled by COVID-19 patients, they reported.