Allegheny County will remain in the yellow phase for the time being.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed 451 additional COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the statewide tally to 68,637, with cases in all 67 counties.
Of these cases: 5,159 are healthcare workers; 14,847 are residents in long-term care facilities, which include nursing homes, and 2,558 are workers in the food industry.
Roughly 61% of those who have contracted the virus in Pennsylvania recovered, according to Pennsylvania Health Sec. Rachel Levine.
The 13 additional deaths announced Tuesday brought the death toll 5,152.
Levine said Tuesday that the state has had 17 reports of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children or MIS-C: nine confirmed cases, six under investigation. Two reports of MIS-C were ruled out.
Emerging as a possible effect of COVID-19, MIS-C is a condition in which body parts – for example, the heart, lung and kidneys among others – become inflamed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Symptoms of MIS-C include persistent fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, neck pain, swollen lymph nodes and red eyes. Levine encouraged parents to contact their child’s pediatrician if they see symptoms similar to MIS-C.
While most children diagnosed with MIS-C recover, the disease can be extremely serious, even deadly, according to the CDC.
Levine did not identify in which counties MIS-C has been identified.
Allegheny County reported 11 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, but no new deaths for a third day in a row. To date, the county has reported 1,816 cases, 319 past or present hospitalizations and 150 deaths.
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Emerging as a possible effect of COVID-19, MIS-C is a condition in which body parts – for example, the heart, lung and kidneys among others – become inflamed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Symptoms of MIS-C include persistent fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, neck pain, swollen lymph nodes and red eyes. Levine encouraged parents to contact their child’s pediatrician if they see symptoms similar to MIS-C.
While most children diagnosed with MIS-C recover, the disease can be extremely serious, even deadly, according to the CDC.
Levine did not identify in which counties MIS-C has been identified.
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