COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 664 New Cases, 10 More Deaths Including A Patient Over 100
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 664 new Coronavirus cases and nine additional deaths.
Of the newly reported cases, 448 are confirmed from 1,541 PCR tests. There are 216 probable cases.
The Health Department says new cases range in age from 4 months to 107 years, with 43 being the median age. The dates of positive tests range from Nov. 27 to Jan. 6. Twenty-four positive tests are more than a week old, the Health Department says.
The county-wide death toll has risen to 1,066.
Of the nine newly-reported deaths, one patient was in their 70s, five were in their 80s, three patients were in their 90s, and one person was over 100 years of age. Five deaths of these deaths are associated with long-term care facilities.
The dates of death range from Jan. 1-6.
There have been 58,372 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 7, 2021.
In the last 24 hours, 664 new cases were reported to the Health Department. Of these, 448 are confirmed cases from 1,541 new PCR tests. There are 216 probable cases. pic.twitter.com/xO4Yy7JPdg
— Allegheny County Health Department (@HealthAllegheny) January 7, 2021
The age groups of the newly-reported cases follow:
00-04 - 9
05-12 - 23
13-18 - 42
19-24 - 57
25-49 - 241
50-64 - 161
65+ - 131The genders of the newly reported cases follow:
Female - 361
Male - 303— Allegheny County Health Department (@HealthAllegheny) January 7, 2021
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