Allegheny County Coronavirus Cases Spike Again

PITTSBURGH, PA — The Allegheny County Health Department reported no new coronavirus deaths on Tuesday. The county death toll remains at 186.

However, 106 new cases were reported, the largest number since the outbreak began in March.. The number of cases during the outbreak in the county now stands at 2,760, up from 2,651 on Monday.

Three hundred and ninety-three people have been hospitalized in the county during the outbreak. There were nine new hospitalizations on Monday, county officials said.

With 651 confirmed cases in Beaver County, 640 in Westmoreland County, 302 in Butler County and 216 in Washington County, that brings the total number of cases in the five-county southwestern Pennsylvania region to 4,569. That's up from 4,357 on Monday.

According to the state Department of Health, 321 people have died thus far in the five-county region: One hundred and eighty-six in Allegheny County, 78 in Beaver County, 38 in Westmoreland County, 13 in Butler County and six in Washington County.

No new deaths were reported on Monday.