New coronavirus cases in Allegheny County more than double over 24-hour period

Allegheny County reported 45 new coronavirus cases Monday, more than twice as many from the previous day.

County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Health Department Director Dr. Debra Bogen plan to hold a news briefing at 3 p.m. to provide information about the jump in new cases and what steps the community needs to take to ensure the numbers don’t spike. The briefing will be streamed live on the Allegheny County Health Department’s Facebook account.

On Sunday, the county reported 17 new coronavirus cases. On Saturday, officials reported 20. Last Wednesday, the county reported no new coronavirus cases.

The jump comes amid near-daily demonstrations that have drawn hundreds to thousands of people protesting racial inequality and just more than two weeks after Allegheny County moved to the green phase of reopening.

In all, there have been 2,220 coronavirus cases in Allegheny County, according to health officials. Of those, 2,083 are confirmed cases and 137 are probable cases.

On Monday, the county reported one new hospitalization to increase that total to 365 and no new deaths.

The number of deaths attributed to covid-19 remained at 178, according to county data. Of those, 166 are confirmed to be linked to the coronavirus and 12 are probable. Those who died are between the ages of 42 to 103, with 84 being the median age. The state is reporting 179 coronavirus-related deaths in Allegheny County.

Health care workers make up 13% of the total covid-19 cases in the county. Women account for 53% of the total cases.

The first coronavirus case was reported in the county on March 14.

The breakdown of Allegheny County covid-19 cases is as follows:

0-4: 19 (1%)

5-12: 27 (1%)

13-18: 38 (2%)

19-24: 163 (7%)

25-49: 759 (34%)

50-64: 564 (26%)

65 +: 650 (29%)