Erie County reports 16 new positive cases of COVID-19 for cumulative total of 1,245
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 19, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT:
Melissa J. Dixon
mdixon@eriecountypa.gov
814-812-0089
Erie, PA – County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper and Erie County Department of Health announce 16 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Erie County as of 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 19.
The total cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Erie County since March is 1,245, with 245 active cases, 966 recovered cases, 20,933 negatives and 34 deaths reported in NEDSS.
Updated data can be found on the chart on the “Positive Cases in Erie County” page on eriecountypa.gov.
Of the cumulative cases, 59% are female and 41% are male. The breakdown of cases by race/ethnicity is as follows:
- 58% White residents
- 21% African American/Black residents
- 7% Asian residents
- 2% Other
- 11% Unknown
Eight percent of the cases are Hispanic, of any race; 78% are not Hispanic; and 14% are unknown.
The age breakdown of the cumulative cases looks like this:
- 3% are ages 0-4
- 2% are ages 5-9
- 6% are ages 10-18
- 14% are ages 19-24
- 38% are ages 25-49
- 19% are ages 50-64
- 18% are ages 65 and older
Note: Percent values of each breakdown may not total 100 due to rounding.
Melissa Lyon, director of the Erie County Department of Health, joined the County Executive today to provide an update on influenza and COVID-19 vaccines. She also mentioned that residents can volunteer for the COVID-19 Prevention Clinical Study at coronaviruspreventionnetwork.org.
Residents are encouraged to visit the “Community Health Interest” page of eriecountypa.gov to find information on local testing sites, travel quarantine, mask information and more.
Consistent with Wednesday updates, the County Executive reminds everyone to complete the 2020 Census.
Erie County is at 71% completion, and the City of Erie is at 62%. Residents can visit census.gov or call 844-330-2020 to complete the census.
All questions related to COVID-19 should be directed to Erie County Department of Health at 814-451-6700 or ecdhinfo@eriecountypa.gov.
For more information related to COVID-19 including fact sheets, business resources, family resources, videos, translations, guidance and more, visit eriecountypa.gov and the social media accounts for Erie County, Pa., and Erie County Department of Health.
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