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Luzerne County COVID-19 case total up, positivity rate down

The latest seven-day total of COVID-19 cases in Luzerne County increased by 99, and test positivity was 11.6%, down slightly from 11.8% over the previous seven-day period. Luzerne County’s daily average of COVID-19 hospitalizations over the seven days — Jan. 22 through Thursday — was 119.6, down from 130.6. The daily average of COVID-19 patients on ventilators was 10, up from 6.9, and the case total was 1,038, up from 937. Luzerne County remains in the substantial transmission range, which is defined as having a test positivity rate of at least 10% or an incidence rate of at least 100 cases per 100,000 residents over seven days. The county incidence rate was 326.4 from Jan. 22 through Thursday. The statewide incidence rate was 203, down from 248.5, and test positivity statewide was 9.3%, down from 10.4%.

Wilkes-Barre Area planning to resume in-person learning March 1

Wilkes-Barre Area School District tentatively plans to resume in-person instruction March 1, Superintendent Brian Costello announced Thursday. The district will remain in the fully remote learning mode in February because Luzerne County continues to have substantial COVID-19 transmission, Costello said, noting recommendations from the state health and education departments. The state recommends all-virtual learning or a blended model with in-person learning only for elementary school students for schools in counties with substantial transmission. The state guidance is not a mandate. A county has substantial transmission when the test positivity rate is at least 10% or the COVID-19 incidence rate is at least 100 cases per 100,000 residents over seven days. Test positivity in Luzerne County was 11.9% from Jan. 15-21, and the county incidence rate was 295.5.

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