Allegheny County reports 135 new coronavirus cases, 1 new death

Allegheny County Health Department officials reported 135 new covid-19 cases Saturday and one new death.

The death total now stands at 207.

The latest numbers reflect 1,661 tests spanning from July 3 to July 17 — an 8% infection rate of those who were tested.

Allegheny County now has seen 6,125 cases of covid-19 since the first ones were reported March 14, eight days after the virus was first reported in Pennsylvania.

The county also reported no new hospitalizations.

In all, 507 patients who tested positive for the virus have had to be hospitalized, representing just over 8% of the county’s cases.

Eighteen of the past 19 days have yielded triple-digit coronavirus cases for Allegheny County. The only exception was Monday, when 71 cases were reported.

However, on Tuesday, the county reported 331 cases — shattering the previous single-day record by nearly 100 cases.

County officials blamed a lag in reporting on the drastically different numbers.

To put the recent numbers in perspective, during this 19-day period (since June 30), Allegheny County has experienced 3,474 positive cases, or nearly 57% of all recorded cases in the county.

People who make up the latest round of new cases range in age from 9 months to 99 years old, according to county data. The median age is 45.

Females make up 53% of the cases.