More Coronavirus Deaths, Cases Reported In Allegheny County

PITTSBURGH, PA - Coronavirus has now claimed the lives 0f 74 people in Allegheny County, the county health department announced Wednesday. That's up from 67 on Tuesday and 55 on Monday.

Of the reported deaths, 59 are confirmed (had a positive COVID-19 test) and 15 were probable. A probable death is one where COVID-19 is listed on the deceased's death certificate, but the person never had a positive test for the virus.

The dead range in age from 42 to 103, with 84 being the median age of those who have died.

The number of confirmed or probable coronavirus cases in the county was 1,088 as of 11 a.m. Wednesday. That's up from 1,059 on Tuesday and 1,042 on Monday.

One hundred and ninety-six people have been hospitalized in the county during the outbreak, up from 186 on Tuesday and 180 on Monday.

With 303 confirmed cases in Beaver County, 291 in Westmoreland County, 162 in Butler County and 86 in Washington County, that brings the total number of cases in the five-county
southwestern Pennsylvania region to 1,930 as of Wednesday. That's up from 1,887 on Tuesday and 1,857 on Monday.

According to the state Department of Health, there have now been been 145 coronavirus deaths
thus far in the five-county region: Seventy-four in Allegheny County, 43 in Beaver County, 20 in Westmoreland County, six in Butler County and two in Washington County. That's up from 126 on Tuesday and 110 on Monday.

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According to state Department of Health figures, Allegheny County has recorded the ninth-most coronavirus cases in the state behind Berks, Bucks, Delaware, Lehigh, Luzerene, Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia counties.

Gov. Tom Wolf has extended the stay-at-home order for all Pennsylvania counties until May 8, and has said the state will begin gradually reopening in May. Schools will remain closed through the end of the academic year.