Allegheny County records 2nd highest new covid-19 case count - TribLIVE

Allegheny County saw its second biggest addition of new covid-19 cases Friday, with the county’s Health Department reporting 244 new incidences.

On the state level, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Friday it will boost its covid-19 contact tracing staff by about 1,000 more workers.

In the past four days, 86 people have been added to the county’s number of hospitalizations.

In the month of July, the county added 276 people to the hospitalized list, which includes both past and present hospitalizations.

On Friday, the county added four new deaths, bringing the total number of county residents who have died from the virus to 239.

The county said the new cases reported today represent at least 77 known to be among long-term care residents and staff.

On Friday, Allegheny County was the source of the largest new cases in the state, with 244.

Those two counties accounted for more than 38% of the state’s new covid-19 cases.

In the month of July, Allegheny County added 5,400 new covid-19 cases to its total of 8,094.

That accounts for nearly 67% of all of the county’s cases since March, when the pandemic began.

In July, Allegheny County averaged 174 new cases per day, while in June the average was only 28.

At the Allegheny County Jail, officials report no new instances of covid-19 infections.