Allegheny Co. Reports More Than A Dozen New Coronavirus Deaths

PITTSBURGH, PA — The Allegheny County Health Department on Tuesday reported 94 confirmed and probable new coronavirus cases. There have been 61,769 cases since the outbreak began in March.

There were 15 new deaths, raising the total since the outbreak began to 1,104.

The 481 confirmed cases came from 1,761 new tests - a positivity rate of 27 percent. For comparison purposes, the latest positivity rate for tests across Pennsylvania is 15 percent, state officials said.

There have been 3,599 hospitalizations during the outbreak.

With 22,026 cases in Westmoreland County, 10,937 in Butler County, 10,515 in Washington County and 9,621 in Beaver County, that brings the total number of cases to 1114,858 when Allegheny County numbers are included.

According to the state Department of Health, there have been 2,264 deaths in the region from the virus: One thousand, one hundred and four in Allegheny County, 483 in Westmoreland County, 276 in Beaver County, 252 in Butler County and 157 in Washington County.