PITTSBURGH — Cases of coronavirus in Allegheny County continue to grow, with 1,074 new cases reported Wednesday, according to the Allegheny County Health Department.
The tests dates range from Dec. 4 to Dec. 15, with 29 positive cases more than a week old. The new cases range in age from 1 week to 100 years old.
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This is the COVID-19 Daily Update from the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) for December 16, 2020.
— Allegheny County Health Department (@HealthAllegheny) December 16, 2020
In the last 24 hours, 1,074 new cases were reported to the Health Department. Of these, 761 are confirmed cases from 2,313 new PCR tests. There are 313 probable cases. pic.twitter.com/WVwb37oUMd
Thirteen additional deaths were reported, seven of them were associated with long-term care facilities. Five people were in their 70s, four people in their 80s, three people in their 90s, and one person was more than 100.
NEW: @HealthAllegheny reports 1,074 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths.
— Aaron Martin (@WPXIAaronMartin) December 16, 2020
DETAILS: The deaths are all from December with seven linked to long-term care facilities. Of the new cases, 761 are confirmed through PCR tests. All but 29 are within the last week.
Since March 14, there have been 43,007 cases of COVID-19 in Allegheny County residents, 2,669 hospitalizations and 688 deaths.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 10,049 additional positive cases of COVID-19 reported, bringing the statewide total to 519,369, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
There are 6,295 people hospitalized with coronavirus, double the peak in the spring. Of that number, 1,264 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19.
There were 278 new deaths reported for a total of 13,168 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
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