Allegheny County adds 27 coronavirus cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County reported 27 additional cases of the coronavirus Saturday, bringing the total number of cases countywide to 1,897.
No new deaths were reported, leaving the total at 151. There were also no new deaths on Friday.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 163 Allegheny County deaths, several more than reported by the county. Allegheny County officials have said that 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 covid-19 data.
Past or present hospitalizations increased by four to 340.
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.
Ben Schmitt is a TribLive deputy managing editor focusing on Pittsburgh and online news coverage. Before becoming an editor in 2018, he worked as a reporter for more than 20 years in Pittsburgh, Detroit, Georgia and New Hampshire. He can be reached at bschmitt@triblive.com
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