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Vaccination rates of school children in Allegheny County have been on a slow decline since 2017, but the decline has been more severe in the past two years during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The health department's new report breaks down the science of how the county measures air pollution and shows how residents can get involved.
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With case counts holding steady, rising hospital admissions appear to have driven the CDC’s decision to change the COVID-19 community level to “high.” However, backlogged hospitalization data from the past month accounted for more than half of the 116 admissions reported by the health department on Thursday. Last week, the county reported 46 new hospitalizations.
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The number of new COVID-19 hospitalizations in Allegheny County dropped by nearly 70% this week. However, there were also more than 2,600 new cases, according to the county health department.
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Access to the monkeypox vaccine is expanding in Allegheny County as there are now several primary care providers that can administer the immunization.
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While case numbers dipped this week in Allegheny County, hospitalization and wastewater data indicate that transmission in on the upswing.
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Local overdose deaths increased nearly 5% from 2020 to 2021, Allegheny County health officials announced on Friday.
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Hospital admissions have been a more reliable barometer for the severity of COVID-19 in a region than most other available metrics.
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Contact tracing is underway to reach additional people who may have been exposed.
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There were some 1,700 COVID-19 cases reported in Allegheny County in the past week, ending Wednesday. This is about 70 more compared to the previous week.