• Allegheny County reports 150 new COVID-19 cases,

Fifth day in a row with triple-digit rise

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Allegheny County reported a triple-digit increase in new daily COVID19 cases for the fifth day in a row on Saturday, with 150 more infections. The county reported two new hospitalizations and no additional deaths. The state saw an increase of 634 positive cases, with three additional deaths.

Since the county reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 on March 14, it has had a total of 3,430 cases. The county is reporting 187 people have died from COVID-19. Pennsylvania is reporting 89,375 total cases statewide and 6,749 deaths.

The newest cases in Allegheny County include people ranging in age from 3 to 87, with a median age of 26.

The county is continuing to ask residents to limit travel and errands to only those that are necessary. In response to a surge of cases over the last week, county officials on Thursday ordered all bars, restaurants and casinos to close for a week starting Friday and prohibited gatherings of more than 25 people.

Here are the total number of positive cases reported Saturday in Western Pennsylvania:

• Allegheny: 3,430 (up 150 from Friday)

• Armstrong: 79 (up 1)

• Beaver: 720 (up 14)

• Butler: 340 (up 10)

• Cambria: 94 (up 4)

• Clarion: 42 (up 2)

• Clearfield: 74 (no change)

• Crawford: 62 (no change)

• Erie: 646 (up 4)

• Fayette: 135 (up 3)

• Forest: 7 (no change)

• Greene: 42 (up 1)

• Indiana: 114 (no change)

• Jefferson: 28 (up 3)

• Lawrence: 114 (up 4)

• Mercer: 150 (up 7)

• Somerset: 63 (no change)

• Venango: 23 (no change)

• Washington: 279 (up 20)

• Westmoreland: 774 (up 30)

Here are the total number of deaths reported Saturday in Western Pennsylvania:

• Allegheny: 187 (no change from Friday. The state is reporting 190)

• Armstrong: 6 (no change)

• Beaver: 79 (no change)

• Butler: 13 (no change)

• Cambria: 3 (no change)

• Clarion: 2 (no change)

• Clearfield: 0 (no change)

• Crawford: 0 (no change)

• Erie: 12 (no change)

• Fayette: 4 (no change)

• Forest: 0 (no change)

• Greene: 0 (no change)

• Indiana: 6 (no change)

• Jefferson: 1 (no change)

• Lawrence: 9 (no change)

• Mercer: 9 (up 3)

• Somerset: 1 (no change)

• Venango: 0 (no change)

• Washington: 6 (no change)

• Westmoreland: 38 (no change)

Nursing and personal care homes

The state has released data — organized by county — about cases and deaths at nursing and personal care homes. Here’s information about Western Pennsylvania, based on Saturday’s figures, with changes in deaths noted in parentheses:

• Allegheny: 47 facilities, 540 cases among residents, 162 cases among employees, 147 deaths (no change)

• Armstrong: 2 facilities, 8 cases among residents, 7 cases among employees, 5 deaths (no change)

• Beaver: 4 facilities, 393 cases among residents, 44 cases among employees, 82 deaths (no change)

• Butler: 10 facilities, 19 cases among residents, 13 cases among employees, 2 deaths (no change)

• Cambria: 2 facilities, 1 case among residents, 3 case among employees, 0 deaths (no change)

• Clarion: 1 facility, 2 cases among residents, 1 case among employees, 0 deaths (no change)

• Clearfield: 2 facilities, 2 cases among residents, 1 case among employees, 0 deaths (no change)

• Crawford: 2 facilities, 1 case among residents, 2 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)

• Erie: 16 facilities, 53 cases among residents, 50 cases among employees, 9 deaths (no change)

• Fayette: 3 facilities, 6 cases among residents, 5 cases among employees, 1 death (no change)

• Greene: 1 facility, 2 cases among residents, 1 case among employees, 0 deaths (no change)

• Indiana: 6 facilities, 16 cases among residents, 5 cases among employees, 4 deaths (no change)

• Jefferson: 1 facility, 1 case among residents, 3 case among employees, 0 deaths (no change)

• Lawrence: 2 facilities, 0 cases among residents, 2 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)

• Mercer: 3 facilities, 1 case among residents, 2 case among employees, 0 deaths (no change)

• Washington: 7 facilities, 9 cases among residents, 3 cases among employees, 2 deaths (no change)

• Westmoreland: 17 facilities, 148 cases among residents, 45 cases among employees, 29 deaths (no change)

• Pennsylvania: 709 facilities, 17,908 cases among residents, 3,339 cases among employees, 4,592 deaths (up 2)

For additional information on Allegheny County data, visit the Allegheny County’s COVID-19 Dashboard. More information on statewide results can be found on the Pennsylvania Department of Health website.