Allegheny County: 82 new virus cases
The number of new COVID19 cases in Allegheny County saw an increase on Sunday but still fell below triple digits.
The county reported 82 new cases of the viral disease, bringing its total to 8,242. The new cases were reported between July 13 and Aug. 1 and ranged in age from 3 weeks old to 94 years old. The median age was 45, the county said.
In addition to the new case count, the county said it had two new deaths and four new hospitalizations.
With the deaths, Allegheny County’s total is now 242. Of the victims, the county’s health department said one was in their 80s and the other was in their 90s. The deaths occurred on July 25 and 26.
With the four new hospitalizations, 685 hospitalizations have been reported since Allegheny County’s first case was announced in mid-March.
Pennsylvania reported an additional 654 positive COVID-19 cases Sunday, with five additional deaths. Allegheny County’s two deaths were the only deaths reported in Western Pennsylvania.
Total cases in Pennsylvania are now at 113,590 with 7,209 deaths statewide.
Here is the total number of positive cases reported Sunday in Western Pennsylvania:
• Allegheny: 8,242 (up 82 from Saturday)
• Armstrong: 187 (up 3)
• Beaver: 1,232 (up 13)
• Butler: 602 (up 2)
• Cambria: 267 (up 8)
• Clarion: 76 (no change)
• Clearfield: 136 (up 2)
• Crawford: 127 (up 1)
• Erie: 967 (up 13)
• Fayette: 408 (up 5)
• Forest: 9 (no change)
• Greene: 108 (up 1)
• Indiana: 272 (up 7)
• Jefferson: 58 (no change)
• Lawrence: 343 (up 5)
• Mercer: 348 (up 7)
• Somerset: 124 (no change)
• Venango: 62 (no change)
• Washington: 756 (up 9)
• Westmoreland: 1,438 (up 16)
Here is the total number of deaths reported Sunday in Western Pennsylvania:
• Allegheny: 242 (up 2 from Saturday. The state is reporting 234.)
• Armstrong: 6 (no change)
• Beaver: 89 (no change)
• Butler: 15 (no change)
• Cambria: 3 (no change)
• Clarion: 2 (no change)
• Clearfield: 0 (no change)
• Crawford:1 (no change)
• Erie: 16
• Fayette: 4 (no change)
• Forest: 0 (no change)
• Greene: 1 (no change)
• Indiana: 6 (no change)
• Jefferson: 1 (no change)
• Lawrence: 12 (no change)
• Mercer: 9 (no change)
• Somerset: 2 (no change)
• Venango: 0 (no change)
• Washington: 11 (no change)
• Westmoreland: 46 (Westmoreland County coroner, whose numbers were last updated July 30, is reporting 41.)
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: 84 facilities, 894 cases among residents, 277 cases among employees, 174 deaths (up 2)
• Armstrong: 7 facilities, 34 cases among residents, 9 cases among employees, 5 deaths (no change)
• Beaver: 7 facilities, 469 cases among residents, 67 cases among employees, 90 deaths (no change)
• Butler: 14 facilities, 22 cases among residents, 17 cases among employees, 3 deaths (up 1)
• Cambria: 5 facilities, 17 cases among residents, 6 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Clarion: 3 facilities, 10 cases among residents, 5 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Erie: 18 facilities, 95 cases among residents, 73 cases among employees, 11 deaths (no change)
• Fayette: 6 facilities, 9 cases among residents, 10 cases among employees, 1 death (no change)
• Greene: 1 facility, 2 cases among residents, 1 case among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Indiana: 11 facilities, 28 cases among residents, 9 cases among employees, 4 deaths (no change)
• Lawrence: 8 facilities, 41 cases among residents, 25 cases among employees, 4 deaths (no change)
• Mercer: 8 facilities, 38 cases among residents, 27 cases among employees, 2 deaths (no change)
• Somerset: 3 facilities, 3 cases among residents, 3 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Washington: 9 facilities, 26 cases among residents, 8 cases among employees, 2 deaths (no change)
• Westmoreland: 21 facilities, 182 cases among residents, 50 cases among employees, 31 deaths (no change)
• Pennsylvania: 856 facilities, 19,558 cases among residents, 3,954 cases among employees, 4,906 deaths (up 2)
For additional information on Allegheny County data, visit the county’s COVID-19 Dashboard. More information on statewide results can be found on the Pennsylvania Health Department’s website.