Allegheny County Reports Hundreds Of Additional Coronavirus Cases

PITTSBURGH, PA — The Allegheny County Health Department on Tuesday reported one new coronavirus death. The county death toll now stands at 199.

The county reported a 331 new cases, the largest single-day tally reported since the outbreak began. That brings the total number of cases in the county during the outbreak to 5,364.

However, the positive results are from tests that span June 8 through July 13. The county health department and the Pennsylvania Department of Health are working with the laboratory to
determine why there appears to be a lag in test results.

In the newest cases, ages range from 5 months to 99 years old with the median age being 30.

Four hundred and seventy seven people have been hospitalized in the county during the outbreak, an increase of seven.

With 1,010 cases in Westmoreland County, 845 in Beaver County, 454 in Washington County and 429 in Butler County, that brings the total number of cases in the five-county region to 8,102 when Allegheny County numbers are included.

According to the state Department of Health, there have been 335 deaths in the region from the virus: One hundred and ninety eight in Allegheny County, 79 in Beaver County, 39 in Westmoreland County, 13 in Butler County and six in Washington County.