Allegheny County reports 16 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County Health Department officials reported 16 new covid-19 cases and no new deaths Saturday.
The total number of deaths countywide is 168, while the total number of confirmed and probable cases rose to 1,989, according to the county. The first cases were reported in Allegheny County on March 14.
One additional person were hospitalized in the county, bringing the total number of hospitalizations to 350 since mid-March.
Roughly 80% of covid-19 deaths in Allegheny County have been patients age 70 or older, according to county statistics.
About 58% of cases in Allegheny County have been patients over the age of 50. There have been 24 cases reported in children under the age of 9 — none have died. No one age 30 or younger has died of covid-19 in Allegheny County.
In total, the county has administered 35,036 tests during the pandemic.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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