Allegheny County reports 200 new coronavirus cases

Allegheny County added 200 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the first time the county has hit 200 cases since Oct. 4.

The new cases — 121 confirmed and 79 probable — bring the county’s total to 16,410, according to the Allegheny County Health Department.

The 121 confirmed cases came from 1,752 PCR tests, with 56 of the probable cases coming from positive antigen tests. Dates for the new cases range from Aug. 31 to Nov. 3, with only three of the tests more than a week old, according to the health department.

Wednesday’s PCR test positivity rate — the percentage of PCR tests that come back positive — in Allegheny County was 6.91%.

The new cases — 107 female and 93 male — range from 1 to 88 years old with a median of 39. Here’s how they broke down by age:

• 0-4: 6
• 5-12: 5
• 13-18: 13
• 19-24: 32
• 25-49: 70
• 50-64: 43
• 65+: 31

According to the state’s covid-19 dashboard, there are currently 141 coronavirus patients hospitalized in the county, a decline of nine from Tuesday’s 152. The county has 810 ventilators, with 218 in use, but only 31 by covid-19 patients.

Since March, the county reports that 1,488 people have been hospitalized, with 380 admitted to the intensive care unit and 143 requiring mechanical ventilation.

The county also reported five new deaths, ranging from Oct. 22-29, with one in their 40s, one in their 60s, two in their 80s and one in their 90s. Two were associated with long-term care facilities. The county reports that there have been 442 deaths, while the state data shows 426, a discrepancy attributed to different reporting methods.

Almost 84% of the county’s deaths have been in those 70 or older:

• 0-19: 0
• 20-29: 1
• 30-39: 1
• 40-49: 3
• 50-59: 17
• 60-69: 49
• 70+: 371