PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) The Allegheny County Health Department has confirmed an additional number of cases of Coronavirus in the area along with two new deaths.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased by 19 on Monday to bring the Allegheny County total to 876.
Two new deaths have been reported, bringing the total to 21 in Allegheny County.
134 people have been hospitalized, past or present. That's an increase of four compared to Sunday.
An age breakdown for confirmed cases is as follows:
00-04 – 2 (less than 1%)05-12 – 4 (less than 1%)13-18 – 10 (1%)19-24 – 72 (8%)25-49 – 341 (39%)50-64 – 245 (28%)65 + -- 201 (23%)
The gender of those who are sick with COVID-19 are:Female – 464 (53%)Male – 412 (47%)
This is the COVID-19 Daily Update from the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) for April 13, 2020. The following data includes all counts since March 14, when the first case was reported in the county. pic.twitter.com/qkvjFsgUvc
— Allegheny County Health Department (@HealthAllegheny) April 13, 2020Allegheny County Rich Fitzgerald says people in the county are doing their part to keep the area from becoming a hot spot.
"We're 10 percent of the population (of Pennsylvania) in Allegheny County, but we're less than 1 percent of the cases," said Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald adds that it is important to continue practice social distancing but there is hope that some businesses and other activities could reopen in the next few weeks while still using social distancing.
"The best way to beat the coronavirus is to stop its spread. You can help stop the spread of the virus by washing your hands and cleaning frequently touched surfaces often, staying home as much as possible and keeping 6 feet away from people and wearing a mask if you do go out in public," the county said in a release
See an interactive Allegheny County map and other information about COVID-19 here.
___Listen to KDKA Radio on the RADIO.COM AppTell your smart speaker to "play News Radio 10 20 KDKA"Receive email updates from KDKA RadioFollow KDKA Radio: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
