May 25, 2021
Monday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health added 1549 new cases of COVID-19 to the state s total, which is now at 1,196,562. 14 new coronavirus-related deaths were also reported over that two-day time period, leaving Pennsylvania s overall total at 27,043. Statewide percent positivity for the seven days ending May 20th stood at 4.5-percent.
New Jersey s coronavirus hospitalization rate has dropped below 700 for the first time in seven months. It comes as the state reported 260 new infections Monday and confirmed 10 new COVID-related deaths.
Residents in the Poconos who are at least 18-years-old are being encouraged to receive a dose of the Moderna vaccine during a series of clinics what will be held at the Northampton Community College s Monroe Count Campus. The first clinic is this Friday from 8am until 8pm at the campus in Tannersville.