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The Allegheny County Health Department [ACHD] confirmed 1,412 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths reported in the past 48 hours.
The new caseload, announced Monday, comes from positive tests from Dec. 10 to Dec. 20. Positive cases include individuals ranging from 2 weeks old to 102 years old, with a median age of 44.
The three deaths occurred during the weekend in individuals respectively in their 60s, 70s and 80s. ACHD associates one of these deaths with a long-term care facility.
To date, ACHD has reported 47,111 cases, 780 deaths and 2,911 past and present hospitalizations due to the virus.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed 7,355 new cases and 99 new deaths reported Sunday as well as 7,745 new cases and 57 new deaths reported Monday.
To date, Pennsylvania has confirmed 563,589 COVID-19 cases and 13,981 deaths from the virus.
Since the start of the vaccine rollout in Pennsylvania last week, 17,700 healthcare workers have received their first dose, according to Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine.
Levine also reported that 30,225 additional doses of the Pfizer vaccine will come to Pennsylvania this week. Pennsylvania will also begin to receive 198,000 doses of the newly FDA-approved Moderna vaccine this week, Levine said. Next week will also begin a federal partnership with CVS and Walgreens to conduct on-site Pfizer vaccinations for skilled nursing facility staff and residents.
Levine noted that 6,074 individuals are currently hospitalized in Pennsylvania, about 20% of which are in intensive care units. Seven-hundred twenty individuals are using ventilators.
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