COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Pennsylvania in March 2020. As of October 7, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed 1,464,264 cumulative cases and 29,814 deaths in the state. As of September 1, 2021, Pennsylvania has administered 6,238,812 partial vaccinations, and 5,983,128 full vaccinations.

This article is about the pandemic in the state of Pennsylvania as a whole. For the pandemic in Philadelphia, see COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia.

COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Air National Guard troops set up at a Montgomery County coronavirus test site
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationPennsylvania, U.S.
Index caseDelaware and Wayne counties
Arrival dateMarch 6, 2020
(4 years, 1 month and 6 days)
Confirmed cases986,904
Suspected cases‡186,760
Hospitalized cases2,239 (5/9/21)
Ventilator cases242 (5/9/21)
Deaths
28,864 (confirmed by DOH 9/20/21)
Government website
www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx
‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out.
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