Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

107 new COVID- 19 cases, 3 fatalities in Western Pa.

- By Anthony Conroy

Pennsylvan­ia reported 547 new cases of COVID- 19 and 20 new deaths, the state health department said Monday.

In Western Pennsylvan­ia, there were 107 new cases and three deaths reported — one each in Indiana, Jefferson and Lawrence counties.

Allegheny County, which has the region’s highest totals, reported 39 new positive cases and no new deaths.

The latest cases in Allegheny County are the result of 536 tests. The positive result tests were from Sept. 2 though Sept. 6. The latest cases range in age from 3 to 82, with 30 being the median age.

With the new data, Allegheny County has seen a total of 10,810 cases of COVID- 19, 1,030 hospitaliz­ations and 349 deaths since the county’s first case was reported on March 14.

Pennsylvan­ia’s latest numbers increase its case total to 139,863. With the new deaths, the state’s toll increases to 7,780 deaths.

Here is the total number of positive cases reported Monday in Western Pennsylvan­ia:

• Allegheny: 10,810 ( up 39 from Sunday)

• Armstrong: 352 ( up 3)

• Beaver: 1,710 ( up 4)

• Butler: 879 ( up 9)

• Cambria: 500 ( up 4)

• Clarion: 102 ( up 1)

• Clearfield: 256 ( no change)

• Crawford: 236 ( up 1)

• Erie: 1,393 ( up 3)

• Fayette: 715 ( up 4)

• Forest: 14 ( no change)

• Greene: 150 ( up 1)

• Indiana: 469 ( up 7)

• Jefferson: 100 ( up 1)

• Lawrence: 474 ( no change)

• Mercer: 600 ( up 11)

• Somerset: 182 ( no change)

• Venango: 74 ( up 2)

• Washington: 1,142 ( up 8)

• Westmorela­nd: 1,897 ( up 9) Here is the total number of deaths reported Monday in

Western Pennsylvan­ia:

• Allegheny: 349 ( no change from Sunday; the state is reporting 327)

• Armstrong: 12 ( no change from Saturday)

• Beaver: 102 ( no change)

• Butler: 19 ( no change)

• Cambria: 6 ( no change)

• Clarion: 3 ( no change)

• Clearfield: 1 ( no change)

• Crawford: 2 ( no change)

• Erie: 36 ( no change)

• Fayette: 6 ( no change)

• Forest: 0 ( no change)

• Greene: 1 ( no change)

• Indiana: 11 ( up 1)

• Jefferson: 2 ( up 1)

• Lawrence: 21 ( up 1)

• Mercer: 13 ( no change)

• Somerset: 3 ( no change)

• Venango: 1 ( no change)

• Washington: 28 ( no change)

• Westmorela­nd: 49 ( no change; the Westmorela­nd County coroner, whose numbers were last updated on Aug. 31, is reporting 48)

Here’s a look at demographi­c data in Allegheny County, based on data reported Monday:

Cases by age:

• 0- 9: 269 ( 2%)

• 10- 19: 906 ( 8%)

• 20- 29: 2,710 ( 25%)

• 30- 39: 1,655 ( 15%)

• 40- 49: 1,180 ( 11%)

• 50- 59: 1,418 ( 13%)

• 60- 69: 1,104 ( 10%)

• 70 and over: 1,568 ( 15%) Deaths by age:

• 20- 29: 1 ( 0%)

• 30- 39: 1 ( 0%)

• 40- 49: 2 ( 1%)

• 50- 59: 15 ( 4%)

• 60- 69: 39 ( 11%)

• 70 and over: 291 ( 83%) Cases by gender:

• Female: 5,825 ( 54%)

• Male: 4,985 ( 46%) Deaths by gender:

• Female: 197 ( 56%)

• Male: 152 ( 44%)

Cases by race:

• White: 6,387 ( 59%)

• Black: 2,688 ( 25%)

• Asian: 486 ( 4%)

• Other: 144 ( 1%)

• Race unknown: 1,105

( 10%)

Deaths by race:

• White: 274 ( 79%)

• Black: 62 ( 18%)

• Asian: 2 ( 1%)

• Race unknown: 11 ( 3%)

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 Monday’s figures. Changes in deaths are noted in parenthese­s:

• Allegheny: 102 facilities, 1,298 cases among residents, 411 cases among employees, 249 deaths ( up 1 from

Saturday)

• Armstrong: 7 facilities, 94 cases among residents, 12 cases among employees, 11 deaths ( no change)

• Beaver: 7 facilities, 592 cases among residents, 123 cases among employees, 102 deaths ( up 1)

• Butler: 16 facilities, 35 cases among residents, 25 cases among employees, 3 deaths ( no change)

• Cambria: 5 facilities, 38 cases among residents, 20 cases among employees, 0 deaths ( no change)

• Clarion: 3 facilities, 15 cases among residents, 15 cases among employees, 1 death ( no change)

• Clearfield: 6 facilities, 23 cases among residents, 8 cases among employees, 1 death ( no change)

• Crawford: 3 facilities, 10 cases among residents, 15 cases among employees, 0 deaths ( no change)

• Erie: 20 facilities, 173 cases among residents, 113 cases among employees, 38 deaths ( no change)

• Fayette: 7 facilities, 18 cases among residents, 16 cases among employees, 1 death ( no change)

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

• Indiana: 12 facilities, 39 cases among residents, 13 cases among employees, 4 deaths ( no change)

• Jefferson: 5 facilities, 10 cases among residents, 6 case among employees, 0 deaths ( no change)

• Lawrence: 8 facilities, 52 cases among residents, 41 cases among employees, 8 deaths ( no change)

• Mercer: 10 facilities, 55 cases among residents, 38 cases among employees, 2 deaths ( no change)

• Somerset: 6 facilities, 4 cases among residents, 6 cases among employees, 0 deaths ( no change)

• Venango: 1 facility, 5 cases among residents, 0 cases among employees, 0 deaths ( no change)

• Washington: 12 facilities, 66 cases among residents, 15 cases among employees, 7 deaths ( no change)

• Westmorela­nd: 23 facilities, 204 cases among residents, 64 cases among employees, 32 deaths ( no change)

• Pennsylvan­ia: 948 facilities, 21,430 cases among residents, 4,613 cases among employees, 5,240 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.

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