Allegheny County adds 119 coronavirus cases, 10 deaths

Mike Palm | Wednesday, October 21, 2020 11:34 a.m.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review

Downtown Pittsburgh as seen from the West End on Sept. 15, 2020.

Allegheny County added 119 new coronavirus cases and 10 deaths Wednesday.

The new covid-19 cases bring the total to 14,396 cases, according to the Allegheny County Health Department.

Of the 119 new cases, 91 are confirmed and 28 probable, with 24 of the probables coming from positive antigen tests. The new cases range in age from 2 months to 97 years with a median of 40, with test dates from Oct. 12-Oct. 20.

The 119 positives came from 2,076 PCR tests, for a daily positivity rate of 5.73%. Overall, the county’s positivity rate since March sits at 6.74%.

Here’s how the new cases (61 female and 58 male) break down by age:

0-4: 2 5-12: 3 13-18: 11 19-24: 10 25-49: 43 50-64: 39 65+: 11

According to the state’s covid-19 dashboard, there are currently 139 coronavirus patients hospitalized in the county, an increase of 17 from Tuesday. The county has 803 ventilators, with 189 in use, but only 16 by covid-19 patients.

Since March, the county reports that 1,373 people have been hospitalized, with 348 admitted to the intensive care unit and 131 requiring mechanical ventilation.

Allegheny County coronavirus by dayInfogram

The 10 deaths raise the county’s total to 416. The county reports that the deaths range from Oct. 7-Oct. 14, with eight associated with long-term care facilities. The people who died were in their 60s (two), 70s (one), 80s (six) and 90s (one).

The Pennsylvania Department of Health puts Allegheny’s death total at 397, a discrepancy usually attributed to different reporting methods. Older residents account for most of the county’s deaths, with more than 83% 70 or older:

0-19: 0 20-29: 1 30-39: 1 40-49: 3 50-59: 16 60-69: 48 70+: 347