Pennsylvania topped 160,000 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday with another day of more than 1,000 new cases and 18 more virus-related deaths.
With 1,156 new cases, Thursday marks the fourth day this week the state has had a 1,000-plus daily increase in cases, bringing the statewide total to 160,123.
Of the newest cases, 246 were reported in Western Pennsylvania. Allegheny County had the largest daily increase in the region with 106 new cases, followed by Cambria County with 26, according to health officials.
The latest positive cases in Allegheny are from 913 tests administered between Sept. 26 and Sept. 30. Among the newest cases, 99 are confirmed and seven are considered probable cases because they come from antigen tests. The age range of those tested is from 11 to 101, with a median age of 44.
The county has a total of 12,454 people who have tested positive for the virus.
Of the 18 latest deaths statewide, only one occurred in the Pittsburgh region, in Beaver County. Allegheny’s death toll remains at 382, with no new deaths reported Thursday. The state has a total of 8,160 virus-related deaths.
The state health department is reporting that there are currently 558 people — 53 in Allegheny County — hospitalized for the virus.
Between Sept. 18 and Sept. 24 — the most recent data — the state health department reported Allegheny County having a positivity rate of about 2.9%. The state’s positivity rate from that period was about 3.2%.
Here is the total number of positive cases reported Thursday in Western Pennsylvania:
• Allegheny: 12,454 (up 106 from Wednesday)
• Armstrong: 452 (up 4)
• Beaver: 1,940 (up 16)
• Butler: 1,082 (up 8)
• Cambria: 617 (up 26)
• Clarion: 129 (up 2)
• Clearfield: 334 (up 4)
• Crawford: 317 (up 1)
• Erie: 1,579 (up 12)
• Fayette: 815 (up 3)
• Forest: 15 (no change)
• Greene: 190 (no change)
• Indiana: 740 (up 3)
• Jefferson: 116 (up 4)
• Lawrence: 540 (up 9)
• Mercer: 747 (up 3)
• Somerset: 225 (up 5)
• Venango: 93 (up 5)
• Washington: 1,388 (up 13)
• Westmoreland: 2,299 (up 22)
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Here is the total number of deaths reported Thursday in Western Pennsylvania:
• Allegheny: 382 (no change from Wednesday; the state is reporting 361)
• Armstrong: 18 (no change)
• Beaver: 123 (up 1)
• Butler: 25 (no change)
• Cambria: 7 (no change)
• Clarion: 3 (no change)
• Clearfield: 6 (no change)
• Crawford: 3 (no change)
• Erie: 38 (no change)
• Fayette: 7 (no change)
• Forest: 0 (no change)
• Greene: 1 (no change)
• Indiana: 12 (no change)
• Jefferson: 3 (no change)
• Lawrence: 23 (no change)
• Mercer: 20 (no change)
• Somerset: 3 (no change)
• Venango: 1 (no change)
• Washington: 30 (no change)
• Westmoreland: 56 (no change; the Westmoreland County coroner, whose numbers were last updated Sept. 28, is reporting 49.)
Here’s a look at demographic data in Allegheny County based on data reported Wednesday:
Cases by age:
• 0-9: 318 (3%)
• 10-19: 1,133 (9%)
• 20-29: 3,177 (26%)
• 30-39: 1,872 (15%)
• 40-49: 1,345 (11%)
• 50-59: 1,630 (13%)
• 60-69: 1,253 (10%)
• 70 and over: 1,726 (14%)
Deaths by age:
• 20-29: 1 (0%)
• 30-39: 1 (0%)
• 40-49: 3 (1%)
• 50-59: 16 (4%)
• 60-69: 42 (11%)
• 70 and over: 319 (84%)
Cases by gender:
• Female: 6,656 (53%)
• Male: 5,793 (47%)
Deaths by gender:
• Female: 216 (57%)
• Male: 166 (43%)
Cases by race:
• White: 7,323 (59%)
• Black: 2,788 (22%)
• Asian: 914 (7%)
• Other: 236 (2%)
• Race unknown: 1,193 (10%)
Deaths by race:
• White: 299 (78%)
• Black: 68 (18%)
• Asian: 3 (0%)
• Race unknown: 12 (3%)
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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 Thursday’s figures. Changes in deaths are noted in parentheses:
• Allegheny: 101 facilities, 1,540 cases among residents, 528 cases among employees, 288 deaths (no change)
• Armstrong: 7 facilities, 130 cases among residents, 23 cases among employees, 18 deaths (no change)
• Beaver: 8 facilities, 683 cases among residents, 141 cases among employees, 131 deaths (no change)
• Butler: 15 facilities, 45 cases among residents, 31 cases among employees, 5 deaths (no change)
• Cambria: 6 facilities, 49 cases among residents, 25 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Clarion: 3 facilities, 18 cases among residents, 15 cases among employees, 1 death (no change)
• Clearfield: 6 facilities, 52 cases among residents, 27 cases among employees, 10 deaths (no change)
• Crawford: 4 facilities, 14 cases among residents, 32 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Erie: 22 facilities, 179 cases among residents, 123 cases among employees, 41 deaths (no change)
• Fayette: 7 facilities, 21 cases among residents, 19 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, 56 cases among residents, 18 cases among employees, 4 deaths (no change)
• Jefferson: 5 facilities, 10 cases among residents, 7 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Lawrence: 9 facilities, 61 cases among residents, 51 cases among employees, 8 deaths (no change)
• Mercer: 11 facilities, 99 cases among residents, 66 cases among employees, 9 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: 13 facilities, 78 cases among residents, 18 cases among employees, 11 deaths (no change)
• Westmoreland: 27 facilities, 287 cases among residents, 83 cases among employees, 31 deaths (no change)
• Pennsylvania: 985 facilities, 23,029 cases among residents, 5,100 cases among employees, 5,456 deaths (no change)
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: October 1, 2020, 3:31 p.m.
Updated: October 1, 2020, 4:31 p.m.
