The number of COVID-19 cases in Allegheny County nearly doubled over the last week. New data from the county health department reported there were 906 new COVID-19 infections reported in Allegheny County for the week ending April 13.
That’s up from 487 cases the previous week.
The Allegheny County Health Department also reported 35 hospitalizations and 4 deaths in the last week.
WEEKLY COVID-19 UPDATE
— Allegheny County Health Department (@HealthAllegheny) April 14, 2022
CASES: For the week of April 7—April 13, there were 906 new infections reported. To date, there have been 264,521 infections. Additionally, 57 positive home tests were self-reported to the Health Department. pic.twitter.com/8gG386O29s
The7-day moving average of infections increased to an average of 85.6 infections each day from April 1 to April 7, up from 56.9 the previous week.
According to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the BA.2 subvariant now accounts for about 85% of all COVID cases in the agency’s Region 3, which includes Pennsylvania.
CDC data catagorizes the level of COVID-19 in Allegheny County as “low.”
About 72% of people ages five and older in Allegheny County are fully vaccinated, the county Health Department said. Roughly 55.7% of people eligible for a booster dose have received one.
