COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 282 New Coronavirus Cases, 1 Additional Death
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 282 new Coronavirus cases and one additional death.
Of the newly reported cases, 219 are confirmed from 1,103 PCR tests. There are 63 probable cases.
The Health Department says new cases range in age from 8 months to 95 years with a median age of 41.
The dates of positive tests range from Dec. 23 to Jan. 25.
There have been 4,044 hospitalizations in Allegheny County since the outbreak began. Of those, 801 patients have needed care in the ICU and 301 have been placed on a ventilator.
The county-wide death toll has risen to 1,270. The newly-reported death was recorded on Jan. 15. The patient was in their 80s and lived at a long-term care facility.
There have been 67,711 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 January 26, 2021.
In the last 24 hours, 282 new cases were reported to the Health Department. Of these, 219 are confirmed cases from 1,103 new PCR tests. There are 63 probable cases. pic.twitter.com/h1KZBRJ7WV
— Allegheny County Health Department (@HealthAllegheny) January 26, 2021
Since March 14, there have been 67,711 cases of COVID-19 in Allegheny County residents, 4,044 hospitalizations and 1,270 deaths.
Visit the county's dashboard at https://t.co/8iZNA5dcpr for information on cases, testing and outcomes.
— Allegheny County Health Department (@HealthAllegheny) January 26, 2021
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