Allegheny County's Disturbing COVID-19 Case Upswing Continues

PITTSBURGH, PA — The Allegheny County Health Department on Tuesday reported five new coronavirus deaths over the weekend. The county death toll now stands at 514.

The county reported 603 new cases over the weekend. There have been 29,007 cases since the outbreak began in March. That's up from 28,404 from Monday.

There have been 2.015 hospitalizations in the county during the outbreak.

County Health Department Director Dr. Debra Bogen again said she was worried about the ongoing spike of coronavirus cases in the county.

"I expect to see a rise in new cases of COVID-19 from Thanksgiving and remained concerned that if our cases continue to rise at this rate, it will strain the capacity and staff of our region’s hospitals," she said.

With 9,261 cases in Westmoreland County, 4,609 in Washington County, 4,532 in Butler County and 4,024 in Beaver County, that brings the total number of cased to 51,533 when Allegheny County numbers are included. That's up from 50,115 on Monday.

According to the state Department of Health, there have been 1,015 deaths in the region from the virus: Five hundred and fourteen in Allegheny County, 199 in Westmoreland County, 156 in Beaver County, 75 in Butler County and 71 in Washington County. That's up from 998 from Monday.