Allegheny County reported 1,059 new covid cases Tuesday, marking the sixth time 1,000 or more cases have been announced by the county 15 days into December.
There were 10 new coronavirus-related deaths reported, as well.
Total cases and total deaths in the county are now 41,933 and 675, respectively. There have been 13,529 cases and 106 deaths reported thus far in December.
The new deaths reported span from one person in their 20s to one person over 100 (one in their 20s, two in their 60s, three in their 90s, one over 100). The Allegheny County Health Department said it had no additional information on the person in their 20s who died. Dates of death range from Nov. 20 to Sunday.
Ages of new cases range from 3 months to 100 years old, with a median age of 42. Dates of positive tests range from Nov. 20 to Monday, with the county Health Department noting two positive tests are more than a week old.
In Allegheny County, there are 852 covid-19 patients hospitalized, with 218 in the ICU and 129 on ventilators, accord to state Department of Health data. There are 66 ICU and 352 medical/surgical beds available, per the DOH covid-19 dashboard, which equate to 11% and 10% of total beds, respectively.
