Nearly all Pa. counties show substantial spread of COVID-19, positive test rate drops for 6th week – By Ron Southwick (Pennlive) / January 25 2021
The state’s rate of positive tests for COVID-19 continues to decline and for the first time in seven weeks, not all of the state’s counties show a substantial spread of the virus, Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said Monday.
The state’s positive test rate for the coronavirus fell to 10.5% during the week of Jan. 15-21, down from 12.7% during the previous week. The positive test rate has now dropped for six consecutive weeks after reaching a high of 16.2% in December.
While the rate is dropping, health officials have said a positive test rate of 5% is a troubling sign of community spread.
The Wolf administration said there is now substantial transmission of COVID-19 in 66 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. The state had seen substantial spread of the coronavirus in every Pennsylvania county for the previous six weeks, so that streak has ended.
