Allegheny County continues to see a decline in the number of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths associated with covid-19.
The county added 394 new cases of coronavirus in the past two days, according to the county Health Department. This is more than 12% fewer new cases than a week ago (450) and more than 50% less than a month ago (796).
Of the new cases, officials said 275 were confirmed through 2,056 PCR tests conducted from January 2 to Sunday. The authorities reported that three of the positive tests were more than a week old.
Officials said 119 of the new cases were listed as likely. Health officials define a probable case as one in which a patient has a positive viral antigen test or suspicious symptoms with “high-risk exposure” to someone who has been confirmed to have coronavirus.
The average of seven-day cases dropped to 267, while the total of seven-day cases stands at 1,866. Each of these numbers has not been so low since November 10.
The new cases ranged in age from 4 months to 94 years, with a median age of 39 years.
The age breakdown of the newest cases – 198 women, 196 men – are:
- Ages 0-4: 8
- From 5 to 12 years: 21
- 13-18: 24
- From 19 to 24h30
- Age 25-49: 173
- Age 50-64: 78
- From 65 years: 59
The authorities report that the age of a case is not known at the moment.
Some reports have pointed out that covetous tests have fallen in recent months. Although the data confirms this, it does not seem to be the reason why the numbers of new cases are falling.
In mid-December, the Allegheny County seven-day PCR test average was about 2,500 tests per day. In mid-January, that number dropped to nearly 1,900 a day. In mid-February, it dropped to about 1,100 a day. However, the percentage of those PCR tests that tested positive also declined steadily. In mid-December, the average positivity rate was 30%, in mid-January it was 26% and is currently around 18%.
Health officials have reported that there have been no new deaths related to greed in the past two days, leaving the county’s death toll at 1,583. In the first 15 days of February, the county recorded 130 deaths, 43% less than those recorded in the first 15 days of January (228).
The state health department reported on Monday that there had been three new covid-related deaths in Allegheny County in the past two days, bringing the county’s total deaths to 1,646. The discrepancy between the county and the state is attributed to different reporting methods.
Health officials report that 85,265 county residents received at least one dose of a vaccine vaccine, while 40,842 individuals received both vaccines.
Despite a slight increase in the number of people in the hospital for greed, the average seven-day hospitalization in Allegheny County dropped to 239 – a point that was not since November 14 (237).
Currently, according to the Open Data PA website, there are 223 Allegheny County residents hospitalized with covid-19, 58 of them in intensive care units and 20 on a ventilator.
Since the pandemic began last spring, Allegheny County has seen 73,399 cases of coronavirus, with 57,794 confirmed by PCR tests and 15,605 of them considered probable cases.
Chris Pastrick is a digital producer for Tribune-Review. You can contact Chris at 412-320-7898, [email protected] or via Twitter .
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