The public now has access to detailed datasets documenting the effects of covid-19 in Allegheny County, via the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center (WPRDC).

“We have received multiple requests for access to the data that is used to present the county’s covid-19 dashboard,” County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said in a statement. “Thanks to the work of the health department, County Stat and the WPRDC, researchers, educators, the media and the general public will have direct access to these datasets.”

Several spreadsheets are available for download on the WPRDC website. The data includes the number coronavirus tests and cases, deaths by date and by demographic group and the number of cases per municipality and Pittsburgh neighborhood.

According to the data, Penn Hills has had the highest number of cases in the county, with 349 cases as of Aug. 24. Ross and Baldwin follow, with 322 and 306 cases, respectively.

Data also shows that Richland is leading the county in its tally of coronavirus deaths, with 31 lives lost due to covid-19. Richland’s fatalities equal almost 22% of those in the township who have tested positive — 143 individuals. Allegheny County spokeswoman Amie Downs said the township’s high death count can be attributed to long term care. Many residents died from an outbreak at St. Barnabas Nursing Home, though as of July, the exact number was unclear.

Black individuals make up about 26% of confirmed cases in the county, despite making up only 13.4% of the county’s overall demographic makeup. White residents make up 80% of the population, but only account for 58% of positive cases.

The county’s death by date data sheds more light on when the virus took its greatest toll on communities — for weeks, both the county and state were reporting deaths that had occurred weeks or months previous. The newly available data shows deaths from the virus were highest in April, with another significant spike in late July.

Allegheny County has been maintaining an interactive covid-19 data dashboard since early on in the pandemic. The county announced 61 new cases Thursday, along with one death due to the virus.

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