City Of Philadelphia: City Provides Update On COVID-19 For Monday, July 26, 2021

Press release from the City of Philadelphia:

July 26, 2021

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s data on COVID-19 vaccine doses administered is delayed due to a technical issue and will be reported in Thursday’s regular COVID-19 press release update. As of Thursday, July 22, 60.8 percent of Philadelphia adults are fully vaccinated, and 73.9 percent of Philadelphia adults have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

The Department of Public Health reports 69 patients with COVID-19 are currently being treated in Philadelphia hospitals, with a total of seven on ventilators.

In the last two weeks, three percent of COVID-19 tests in Philadelphia have come back positive. Thus far during the pandemic, 146,464 Philadelphians have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and 3,766 have succumbed to the virus. Philadelphia is averaging 74 new cases of COVID-19 per day over the last two weeks.

COVID-19 Resources:

• City’s COVID-19 homepage: phila.gov/covid-19.
• Frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 response.
• Greater Philadelphia Coronavirus Helpline: 1 (800) 722-7112.
• Residents can text COVIDPHL to 888-777 to get updates sent to their phones.
• Residents can now set their own appointments to be vaccinated at City-run clinics.
• There are multiple public transit options to get to City-run clinics.
• COVID-19 testing is available for free at sites throughout Philadelphia.
• The COVID Prevention and Response Fund is accepting donations to aid nonprofits and individuals that are supporting their community through the pandemic.

Resources for Media:

• Recordings of COVID-19 briefings (Subtitles available in multiple languages).
• COVID-19 press releases.

This press release was produced by the City of Philadelphia.The views expressed here are the author’s own.