Update 4/1/2020 12:30 PM
The Pa Dept. of Health shared updated COVID-19 numbers for the state. As of this morning, there are an additional 962 positive cases. That brings the total count in PA to 5,805. Eleven more deaths have been reported, bringing the total to seventy-four. 42,427 patients have bested negative. You can see the updated statewide map, HERE.
Breakdown of cases in western Pennsylvania:
- Allegheny: 356
- Fayette: 14
- Washington: 35
- Beaver: 54
- Butler: 64
- Lawrence: 13
- Westmoreland: 72
- Mercer: 8
- Greene: 9
- Armstrong: 5
- Indiana: 6
- Venango: 3
- Clarion: 4
Original Article 4/1/2020 11:10 AM
Allegheny County Health Department released their daily update for COVID-19 cases in the area. As of this morning, there are now 356 positive cases in the county. 61 of those cases (past or present) have required hospitalization. There have been two deaths.
An interactive map of case locations is available HERE.
Breakdown of cases by age group:
- 0-4 years: 1
- 5-12 years: 2
- 13-18 years: 5
- 19-24 years: 33
- 25-49 years: 146
- 50-64 years: 105
- 65+ years: 64
"Some people infected with COVID-19 do not have symptoms and may still be able to transmit the disease to others without knowing that they have it. This is why physical distancing is so important."