Erie County Sees 283 New COVID-19 Cases This Week

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On Wednesday, Mar. 31, the office of Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper announced 43 new positive cases of COVID-19. 

Erie County's cumulative total now stands at 18,684 total cases and 452 total deaths.

In the past week, there have been 283 new cases and three deaths listed in the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS). On average, there were more than 40 new cases per day, a more than 30% increase from last week. 

There have been 65,683 negative tests, with 1,617 this week and 846 last week. 

According to the Erie County Department of Health, there are currently 19 people hospitalized from COVID-19, with four patients requiring the use of a ventilator.

Of the total cases, 52% are female and 48% are male.*

*Due to rounding, totals may not equal 100%. 

 Day-by-day Breakdown

Thurs 3/25/21 - 38 new cases, one new death

Fri 3/26/21 - 35 new cases, one new death

Sat 3/27/21 - 49 new cases

Sun 3/28/21 - 19 new cases

Mon 3/29/21 - 35 new cases

Tues 3/30/21 - 64 new cases, one new death

Wed 3/31/21 - 43 new cases

(Dates indicate reporting of statistics, which references the previous day) 

State, Local, and National Statistics 

Today, Pennsylvania saw 4,557 additional positive cases reported, for a total of 1,024,857 cumulative cases, eclipsing one million on March 25.

So far, there have been 25,093 deaths statewide. 

In the past week, Pennsylvania has seen 217 deaths, with 224 reported last week.

In the last week, Pennsylvania saw 28,240 new positive cases (25,900 last week and 17,991 the week prior). 

So far, 5,154,718 doses of vaccine have been administered in PA, with 644,505 occurring this week. 

In the US, 150,273,292 million vaccines have been administered, with nearly 20 million this week.

According to the CDC, the US has a total of 30,213,759 total cases, with 444,434 new cases in the last seven days. There have been 62,726 new cases in the last 24 hours. 

The total number of deaths in the US is 548,162, with 6,873 reported in the last week and 807 in the last 24 hours. 

As for updates in our nearby counties, Crawford County has 6,552 positive cases (up 123  this week), with 143 deaths (up two).

McKean County has 3,106 positive cases (up 71) and 65 deaths (no change). 

Venango County has 3,534 positive cases (up 38) and 90 deaths (up one). 

Warren County has 2,241 total positive cases (up 39), and 99 deaths (up one). 

Weekly Breakdown Since December

Dec. 3 - 9: 53 deaths, 1,643 cases reported

Dec. 10 - 16: 35 deaths, 1,585 cases reported

Dec. 17 - 23: 45 deaths, 1,878 cases reported

Dec. 24 - 30: 46 deaths, 991 cases reported

Dec. 31 - Jan. 6: 37 deaths, 931 cases reported 

Jan. 7 - Jan. 13: 21 deaths, 1,178 cases reported

Jan. 14 - Jan. 20: 42 deaths, 816 cases reported

Jan. 21 - Jan. 27: Four deaths, 681 cases reported

Jan. 28 - Feb. 3: 37 deaths, 677 cases reported

Feb. 4 - Feb. 10: 11 deaths, 437 cases reported 

Feb. 11 - Feb. 17: 14 deaths, 492 cases reported

Feb. 18 - Feb. 24: Nine deaths, 362 cases reported

Feb. 25 - Mar. 3: Five deaths, 386 cases reported

Mar. 4 - Mar. 10: Nine deaths, 801 cases reported

Mar. 11 - Mar. 17: Three deaths, 311 cases reported

Mar. 18 - Mar. 24: Two deaths, 215 cases reported 

Mar. 25 - 31: Three deaths, 283 cases reported