After weeks of increasing COVID cases in Allegheny County and stern warnings from the County Health Department, Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen had good news to report at this week's briefing.
"This is what's encouraging - daily case counts are slowly decreasing. During the first 10 days of April, we averaged around 425 new cases a day. And over the past week, we are down to about 350 cases a day," she said. "So not where we want to be, but certainly heading in the right direction."
The county has administered over 900,000 doses of the COVID vaccine. Bogen says they're now seeing vaccine supply greater than demand.
She says supply is now great enough that those attending college out of state who have had their first dose can get their second dose when they return home to Allegheny County.
"The ample supply of vaccine in the county has loosened restrictions, allowing people to secure a second dose at locations other than where they received their first. So in short, we now have more vaccine appointments than people seeking vaccinations."
Wednesday's COVID-19 report from Allegheny County shows a slight drop in new cases. 340 new infections and 12 deaths.