COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 693 New Cases, 6 More Deaths
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 693 new Coronavirus cases and six additional deaths.
Of the newly reported cases, 477 are confirmed from 1,673 PCR tests. There are 216 probable cases.
"New cases range in age from 4 days to 102 years with a median age of 44 years," the Health Department says. The dates of positive tests range from Nov. 16 to Dec. 7.
There have been 2,311 hospitalizations in Allegheny County since the outbreak began. Of all the hospitalized patients, 509 of them have needed care in the ICU, and 184 of them have required treatment with a ventilator.
The county-wide death toll has risen to 585. Of the six newly-reported deaths, the Health Department says three are associated with long-term care facilities.
Two of the patients were in their 70s, three in their 80s and one in their 90s. The Health Department says their dates of death range from Nov. 25 to Dec. 6.
There have been 34,814 total coronavirus cases among Allegheny County residents since the pandemic started.
This is the COVID-19 Daily Update from the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) for December 8, 2020.
In the last 24 hours, 693 new cases were reported to the Health Department. Of these, 477 are confirmed cases from 1,673 new PCR tests. There are 216 probable cases. pic.twitter.com/33MO30wqdO
— Allegheny County Health Department (@HealthAllegheny) December 8, 2020
Since March 14, there have been 34,814 cases of COVID-19 in Allegheny County residents, 2,311 hospitalizations and 585 deaths.
Visit the county's dashboard at https://t.co/8iZNA5dcpr for information on cases, testing and outcomes.
— Allegheny County Health Department (@HealthAllegheny) December 8, 2020
Health officials say, as of Saturday's report, 285,355 individuals have been tested for COVID-19 across the county.
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