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29 new COVID cases reported in Warren County

By Brian Ferry 2 min read

There were 29 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Warren County on Wednesday.

There have bee 2,931 total cases in the county according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health -- 2,245 confirmed and 686 probables. That means about 7.48 percent of the county has or has had the virus.

There have been about 260 new Warren County cases in the last 30 days.

The death toll remains at 110 county residents.

The community transmission rate for the county is 'high' according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The same is true for every county in the state as of Wednesday.

The vaccination number continues to rise slowly -- about 35 people received either first or second doses since the Tuesday report. Since the beginning of August, about 750 more residents have been fully vaccinated and about 920 have received first doses.

The latest report from the department shows 14,660 county residents are fully vaccinated and another 2,347 have received one dose.

The CDC has different numbers - 16,090 fully vaccinated and another 3,933 with only one dose.

According to CDC, 85 percent of county residents over the age of 65 have received at least one dose, and 67.5 percent are fully vaccinated.

Among residents ages 18 and over, the percentages drop to 60.7 percent with at least one dose, and 48.9 percent fully vaccinated.

Finally, taking all eligible residents -- ages 12 and up -- 58.5 percent are at least partially vaccinated and 47 percent are fully vaccinated.

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