COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 830 More Cases, 4 Additional Deaths
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 830 new Coronavirus cases and four additional deaths.
Of the newly reported cases, 621 are confirmed from 2,224 PCR tests. There are 209 probable cases.
The Health Department says new cases range in age from 1 week to 104 years, with 45 being the median age. The dates of positive tests range from Nov. 22 to Dec. 22.
There have been 3,012 hospitalizations in Allegheny County since the outbreak began.
The county-wide death toll has risen to 794.
Of the four newly-reported deaths, two patients were in their 80s and the other two were in their 90s. Two deaths are associated with long-term care facilities, the Health Department says.
There have been 48,738 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 23, 2020.
In the last 24 hours, 830 new cases were reported to the Health Department. Of these, 621 are confirmed cases from 2,224 new PCR tests. There are 209 probable cases. pic.twitter.com/1yDTRtdtGB
— Allegheny County Health Department (@HealthAllegheny) December 23, 2020
Since March 14, there have been 48,738 cases of COVID-19 in Allegheny County residents, 3,012 hospitalizations and 794 deaths.
Visit the county's dashboard at https://t.co/8iZNA5dcpr for information on cases, testing and outcomes.
— Allegheny County Health Department (@HealthAllegheny) December 23, 2020
There have been 322,232 individuals tested for the virus across the county since the pandemic arrived in Pennsylvania.
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