Allegheny County reports no new covid-19 deaths for 4th day

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Allegheny County reports no new covid-19 deaths for 4th day

Zach Brendza | Tuesday, October 13, 2020 2:02 p.m.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review

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Allegheny County reported 74 new covid-19 cases Tuesday.

There were seven new hospitalizations and no new coronavirus-related deaths reported.

Total cases in the county are now 13,436. Total hospitalizations are now 1,293 and the death toll remains at 397.

Allegheny County coronavirus by dayInfogram

There has not been a new covid-related death reported in Allegheny County since Oct. 9, when four were announced. The last time there were no new deaths reported for four days was Sept. 26-29.

The new covid-19 cases range in age from 14 to 91, with a median age of 35. Dates of positive tests ranged from Oct. 7 - 12. Of Tuesday’s new cases, 57 are confirmed from 1,301 PCR tests. In the 17 probable cases, eight are from positive antigen tests.

In the county, there are currently 88 covid-19 patients hospitalized, with 13 on ventilators. Allegheny County Health Department estimates 9,622 covid-19 cases have recovered.

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