Allegheny County adds 11 coronavirus cases, no new deaths
The number of confirmed and probable cases of the coronavirus in Allegheny County increased by 11 to 1,816, while deaths remained unchanged at 150, the Allegheny County Health Department reported Tuesday.
This is the third day in a row that Allegheny County has not reported new deaths.
The state reported 160 deaths from the coronavirus in Allegheny County on Tuesday — 10 more than the county reported. County officials have said the reason for the difference is in the state’s reporting databases. The county has access to only one of the two systems from which the state collects its data.
Past or present hospitalizations remained unchanged at 319.
The majority of cases have been reported in people 25 and older. The youngest person to have died in Allegheny County was 42.
The first case was reported in the county March 14. Allegheny County moved to the yellow phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s reopening plan May 15.
Jamie Martines is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Jamie by email at jmartines@triblive.com or via Twitter .
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