PODCAST: Local death toll rises as active COVID-19 cases continue decline

September 24, 2021 at 4:05 a.m.

by Brandon Smith

A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa., on Sept. 14. - AP Photo/Matt Rourke
A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa., on Sept. 14. - AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Although the active number of COVID-19 cases continues to trend downward throughout Garland County, the county's death toll continues to climb, with 19 new deaths reported over the past week for a total of 366.

Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene Shelby noted Wednesday that of the roughly 100,000 people that live in the county, one out of every 273 has died from COVID-19.

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