The Allegheny County Health Department on Monday reported 172 new cases of COVID-19, four new hospitalizations and no new virus-related deaths.
The newest cases come from 2,173 tests that were administered between July 3 and July 19. Those who tested positive for the virus range in age from 2 to 97 years, with the median age being 42, according to health officials.
The additional cases bring the county infection count to 6,435 cases.
Statewide, Pennsylvania saw an increase of 711 new cases of the virus, bringing to the total to 101,738. Western Pennsylvania accounts for 282 of the newest cases. Washington and Westmoreland counties had the next highest increase for Monday — behind Allegheny County — with 21 new cases each.
With the four new hospitalizations, Allegheny County has had 512 past or present hospitalizations since the first case was reported in mid-March.
As of Monday, 176 or 34% of the hospitalizations in the county required admittance to an intensive care unit, while 81 or 16% required mechanical ventilation.
The state health department is reporting three additional COVID-19 related deaths for Monday, none of which were in Western Pennsylvania.
Here is the total number of positive cases reported Monday in Western Pennsylvania:
• Allegheny: 6,435 (up 172 from Sunday)
• Armstrong: 119 (up 5)
• Beaver: 968 (up 10)
• Butler: 481 (up 2)
• Cambria: 172 (up 5)
• Clarion: 68 (up 1)
• Clearfield: 99 (no change)
• Crawford: 109 (up 2)
• Erie: 787 (up 6)
• Fayette: 272 (up 10)
• Forest: 7 (no change)
• Greene: 87 (up 3)
• Indiana: 180 (up 1)
• Jefferson: 47 (no change)
• Lawrence: 235 (up 9)
• Mercer: 245 (up 14)
• Somerset: 94 (no change)
• Venango: 51 (no change)
• Washington: 580 (up 21)
• Westmoreland: 1,174 (up 21)
Here is the total number of deaths reported Monday in Western Pennsylvania:
• Allegheny: 208 (no change from Sunday.)
• Armstrong: 6 (no change)
• Beaver: 81 (no change)
• Butler: 13 (no change)
• Cambria: 3 (no change)
• Clarion: 2 (no change)
• Clearfield: 0 (no change)
• Crawford:1 (no change)
• Erie: 13 (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: 8 (no change)
• Somerset: 1 (no change)
• Venango: 0 (no change)
• Washington: 10 (no change)
• Westmoreland: 40 (The Westmoreland County coroner, whose numbers were last updated July 3, is reporting 33)
Here’s a look at demographic data in Allegheny County, based on data reported Monday:
Cases by age:
• 0-4: 77 (1%)
• 5-12: 106 (2%)
• 13-18: 218 (3%)
• 19-24: 1,093 (17%)
• 25-49: 2,667 (41%)
• 50-64: 1,192 (19%)
• 65 and over: 1,082 (17%)
Deaths by age group:
• 20-29: 1 (0%)
• 30-39: 1 (0%)
• 40-49: 2 (1%)
• 50-59: 9 (4%)
• 60-69: 24 (12%)
• 70 and over: 171 (82%)
Cases by gender:
• Female: 3,444 (54%)
• Male: 2,991 (46%)
Deaths by gender:
• Female: 122 (59%)
• Male: 86 (41%)
Cases by race:
• White: 3,583 (56%)
• Black: 1,788 (28%)
• Asian: 228 (4%)
• Other: 80 (1%)
• Race unknown: 756 (12%)
Deaths by race:
• White: 162 (78%)
• Black: 42 (20%)
• Asian: 1 (0%)
• Race unknown: 3 (1%)
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, with changes in deaths noted in parentheses:
• Allegheny: 62 facilities, 639 cases among residents, 201 cases among employees, 161 deaths (no change)
• Armstrong: 5 facilities, 25 cases among residents, 8 cases among employees, 5 deaths (no change)
• Beaver: 7 facilities, 425 cases among residents, 48 cases among employees, 83 deaths (no change)
• Butler: 12 facilities, 20 cases among residents, 15 cases among employees, 2 deaths (no change)
• Cambria: 5 facilities, 12 cases among residents, 4 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Clarion: 2 facilities, 11 cases among residents, 4 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Clearfield: 3 facilities, 2 cases among residents, 2 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Crawford: 2 facilities, 9 cases among residents, 15 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Erie: 17 facilities, 65 cases among residents, 59 cases among employees, 10 deaths (no change)
• Fayette: 5 facilities, 9 cases among residents, 6 cases among employees, 1 death (no change)
• Greene: 1 facility, 2 cases among residents, 1 case among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Indiana: 9 facilities, 24 cases among residents, 9 cases among employees, 4 deaths (no change)
• Jefferson: 1 facility, 4 cases among residents, 4 case among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Lawrence: 5 facilities, 36 cases among residents, 11 cases among employees, 1 death (no change)
• Mercer: 8 facilities, 20 cases among residents, 16 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Somerset: 2 facilities, 1 case among residents, 1 case among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Venango: 1 facility, 5 cases among residents, 0 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Washington: 8 facilities, 15 cases among residents, 7 cases among employees, 2 deaths (no change)
• Westmoreland: 19 facilities, 158 cases among residents, 50 cases among employees, 29 deaths (no change)
• Pennsylvania: 7892facilities, 18,685 cases among residents, 3,614 cases among employees, 4,804 deaths (up 1)
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.
First Published: July 20, 2020, 3:30 p.m.
