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Racial disparities persist two years into the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On Wednesday, there were fewer than 200 new COVID-19 reported in Allegheny County.
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While COVID-19 cases in Allegheny County seem to have hit a plateau, severe illness among young kids is growing.
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The omicron variant is likely behind a record-breaking surge of positive test results in Allegheny County.
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The specimens were collected earlier this month and confirmed to be omicron yesterday and today. Health officials have predicted the variant will mean a COVID-19 surge is on the way.
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Omicron variant of COVID-19 is not yet in Allegheny County, where case numbers continue to grow due to the delta variant.
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Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald is asking all companies and organizations within the county to require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine by Jan. 1. The county's daily COVID-19 numbers remain "stubbornly high."
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Medical providers across Allegheny County say they agree with the Wolf Administration’s decision to mandate face masks in child care and K-12 settings.
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As the delta variant continues its rapid spread through western Pennsylvania, Allegheny County’s health department urges people to wear masks and get the vaccine to protect kids who are too young to be vaccinated.
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While the COVID-19 vaccine continues to keep new infections at lower levels, the opioid epidemic still plagues western Pennsylvania, especially among Black Allegheny County residents.