North Hills communities seeing slower rise of covid cases
As coronavirus cases begin to rise more slowly in Allegheny County and across the country, communities in the North Hills are also seeing their numbers rise less sharply.
As of Jan. 20, there have been 1,853 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Ross Township since March, according to the latest information provided by an interactive Allegheny County covid-19 map. Sixty-eight deaths have been reported, and 9,420 tests have been administered to Ross residents.
In that same timeframe, McCandless has reported 1,364 cases and 62 deaths; Franklin Park has reported 675 cases and 15 deaths; Bellevue has reported 377 cases and two deaths, Ohio Township has reported 357 cases and two deaths; Marshall has reported 328 cases and one death; West View has reported 294 cases and one death; and Bradford Woods has reported 56 cases and no deaths.
Based on population, Ohio Twp. has the highest case rate of all of the North Journal’s communities at 750 per 10,000 residents.
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