Erie County reports 38 new positive cases of COVID-19; cumulative total is 20,295
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Melissa J. Dixon
mdixon@eriecountypa.gov
Erie, PA – County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper and Erie County Department of Health announce 38 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Erie County as of 11:59 p.m. on May 4.
The total cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Erie County since March 2020 is 20,295, with 462 total 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, 52% are female and 48% are male. The breakdown of cumulative cases by race/ethnicity is as follows:
- 55% White residents
- 7% African American/Black residents
- 2% Asian residents
- 1% Other
- 34% Unknown
Three percent of the cases are Hispanic, of any race; 38% are not Hispanic; and 59% are unknown.
The age breakdown of the cumulative cases looks like this:
- 1% are ages 0-4
- 2% are ages 5-9
- 9% are ages 10-18
- 12% are ages 19-24
- 38% are ages 25-49
- 21% are ages 50-64
- 17% are ages 65 and older
Note: Percent values of each breakdown may not total 100 due to rounding.
Today there are a total of 20 COVID-19 hospitalizations with three people on ventilators in Erie County.
The age, race and gender report, a seven-day daily case count breakdown and zone map data, the map of cumulative cases by zone, and the wastewater report can be found on eriecountypa.gov. (Refresh each page to see most recent update.)
During today’s press briefing, Melissa Lyon, director of the Erie County Department of Health, provided an update on vaccination, testing, outbreaks and masking.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. John DiMattio, director of the Erie County Department of Human Services, and Dr. Mary Anne Albaugh, medical director at the Erie County Department of Human Services Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities, provided updates today on mental health and the highly skilled network of service providers in our Erie County Human Services system: https://eriecountypa.gov/covid-19/mental-health-awareness/.
Watch today’s press briefing here.
All residents are reminded to wear a mask over their nose and mouth when near anyone who does not live inside their home, keep a 6-foot distance from others, stay home as much as possible – and definitely when feeling ill, wash hands frequently, and limit activities outside of their homes.
The next press briefing will take place Wednesday, May 12, at 3 p.m.
All questions related to COVID-19 should be directed to Erie County Department of Health at 814-451-6700 or ecdhinfo@eriecountypa.gov.
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