Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 100 More Coronavirus Cases, 3 Additional Deaths, As Countywide Cases Grow To Over 8,600
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 100 new Coronavirus cases Thursday out of 1,574 test results, and three additional deaths.
Of the 100 cases reported in the past 24 hours, 99 are confirmed and one is probable.
The county-wide total number of cases now stands at 8,612 since March 14.
New cases range in age from 8 months to 101 years with a median age of 42 years, the Health Department says. The date of positive tests ranged from July 10 through Aug. 5.
Health Department officials report 12 more patients have been hospitalized.
The total number of hospitalizations among all cases in the county stands at 713 patients. Of all the hospitalized patients, 211 of them have needed care in the ICU, and 88 of them have required treatment with a ventilator.
The death toll has increased to 251. The newly reported deaths include one person in the 50-64 age group and two in the 65+ age group with dates of death ranging from July 30 to Aug. 5.
This is the August 6, 2020 COVID-19 Update.
In the last 24 hrs, 100 cases were reported out of 1,574 test results. New cases range from 8 mo-101 yrs with 42 being the median age. Positive tests range from July 10-Aug 5. Twelve (12) hospitalizations & 3 deaths were also reported pic.twitter.com/VWIq2suC9a
— Allegheny County Health Department (@HealthAllegheny) August 6, 2020
Since March 14, there have been 8,612 cases of COVID-19 in Allegheny County residents, 713 hospitalizations and 251 deaths.
Visit the county's dashboard at https://t.co/8iZNA5dcpr for additional info & consider subscribing to Allegheny Alerts at https://t.co/khgD8ghCTd
— Allegheny County Health Department (@HealthAllegheny) August 6, 2020
Here is the breakdown from the Health Department for age groups of the newly-reported cases:
- 00-04 - 2
- 05-12 - 3
- 13-18 - 9
- 19-24 - 4
- 25-49 - 24
- 50-64 - 23
- 65+ - 35
This is the gender breakdown:
- Female - 50
- Male - 50
Health officials say in total 121,859 individuals have been tested for COVID-19 across the county.
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