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Allegheny County officials won't rule out local mask mandate - TribLIVE

Allegheny County officials won't rule out local mask mandate - TribLIVE

Allegheny County officials won't rule out local mask mandate - TribLIVE
Jul 28, 2021 1 min, 25 secs

Covid-19 cases in Allegheny County remain below the threshold that would trigger the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated mask guidance, but county leaders did not rule out the need for a countywide mask mandate.

“We’re not there yet but, again, stay tuned,” said County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, noting that Allegheny County is not considered a high transmission zone by the CDC’s definition.

The CDC’s covid tracker shows that Allegheny County remains below the high-transmission threshold in both categories: case rates and positivity rate.

The case rate, 17 cases per 100,000 people, puts the county in the moderate transmission zone, said Dr.

The positivity rate of 2.7% over seven days means, by that standard, the county is in the low transmission zone.

For example, if a county’s case rate puts it in the moderate transmission zone but the positivity rate is in the high transmission zone, the county is considered in the high transmission zone.

“This is really a pivotal moment in the pandemic, the latest in many pivotal moments,” Bogen said.

As for the more contagious and virulent variants of the virus, Bogen said it is difficult to say how widespread they are in this area.

Citing the CDC’s regional statistics, about 66% of cases in the region including Allegheny County involve the delta variant.

Bogen has said a majority of severe cases and deaths both locally and across the country have been in unvaccinated people, though a lack of cooperation when it comes to contact tracing has made determining the exact ratio difficult.

“Unfortunately, we have only been able to reach 50% of cases recently,” she said last week.

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