The Allegheny County Health Department reported 10 additional cases of the coronavirus Tuesday, and seven new deaths. The county has had 109 deaths and 1,375 cases in total.
The virus is having a devastating toll on long-term care facilities in Allegheny County. The Department of Health reported that 302 residents and 93 staff members at 35 facilities in the county have tested positive for covid-19. There have been 79 deaths at those facilities, the county said.
A case is listed as probable when a person displays symptoms of covid-19 and has had close contact with a confirmed positive case, but has not had a test themselves. The county health department is including those probable cases to assess community spread.
More than 18,502 have been tested for coronavirus in Allegheny County as of Tuesday.
The county reported no new deaths Monday or Sunday, which could have been the result of a delay in reporting over the weekend.
There were four more hospitalizations reported, bringing the total to 244. At least 101 of those patients were admitted to the intensive care unit.
