COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 420 New Cases, Including A Delayed Test Result From August
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 420 new Coronavirus cases and two additional deaths.
Of the newly reported cases, 321 are confirmed from 1,714 PCR tests. There are 99 probable cases.
The Health Department says new cases range in age from 8 months to 101 years with a median age of 41 years. The dates of positive tests range from Aug. 17 to Jan. 14 with 33 tests more than a week old.
Health Department officials say they are investigating further into the positive test delayed from August. As well as delays in four test results from November and 10 tests from January. Those labs must do follow ups with the state, too.
There have been 3,777 hospitalizations in Allegheny County since the outbreak began. Of those patients, 773 have needed treatment in the ICU and 290 have been put on a ventilator.
The county-wide death toll has risen to 1,183.
Of the two newly-reported deaths, both are associated with long-term care facilities and both passed away on Jan. 13. One patient was in their 70s and the other was in their 90s.
There have been 63,358 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 15, 2021.
In the last 24 hours, 420 new cases were reported to the Health Department. Of these, 321 are confirmed cases from 1,714 new PCR tests. There are 99 probable cases. pic.twitter.com/Rr0qPu0E00
— Allegheny County Health Department (@HealthAllegheny) January 15, 2021
Since March 14, there have been 63,358 cases of COVID-19 in Allegheny County residents, 3,777 hospitalizations and 1,183 deaths.
Visit the county's dashboard at https://t.co/8iZNA5dcpr for information on cases, testing and outcomes.
— Allegheny County Health Department (@HealthAllegheny) January 15, 2021
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