Allegheny County reports 3 new coronavirus deaths; 10 new cases

The Allegheny County Health Department reported three more deaths and 10 additional cases of the coronavirus Saturday, increasing the county’s total deaths to 102.

The new count brings the total number cases to 1,329 since the first case was reported in the county on March 14. Of that total, 1,284 area listed as confirmed, while 45 are considered probable.

Of the 102 reported deaths, 92 are listed as confirmed cases of covid-19, while 10 are considered probable.

The 10 new cases come on top of 30 new confirmed or probable cases reported Friday.

There were 13 confirmed or probable cases reported Sunday, 13 reported Monday, 11 reported Tuesday and 38 reported Wednesday.

A case is listed as probable when a person displays symptoms of covid-19 and has had close contact with a confirmed positive case, but has not had a test themselves. The county health department is including those probable cases to assess community spread.

More than 17,900 people have been tested for the coronavirus in Allegheny County.

There have been 237 hospitalizations, county officials reported Saturday, including 101 cases that were treated in intensive care units and 61 that required a ventilator.

Correction: Early versions of this story had an incorrect number for the amount of new cases and total cases.