Kathy Cameron, founder of the Washington County Gay Straight Alliance Inc., has met Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine a couple times, as Cameron sits on the stateâs Commission on LGBTQ Affairs.
âSheâs a very, very professional and educated woman, and Iâm very proud that she would be recognized at a federal level,â Cameron said Tuesday. âThe visibility for a trans woman to be recognized at a federal level is gratifying but also empowering to that community.â
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Levine to serve in his administration as assistant secretary for health. If confirmed by the Senate, Levine will be the highest-ranking openly transgender official in the federal government.
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PITTSBURGH, PA The Allegheny County Health Department on Wednesday reported 20 additional coronavirus deaths, raising the total since the outbreak began to 1,245.
There were 463 new confirmed and probable coronavirus cases, boosting the total number during the outbreak to 65,577.
The 285 confirmed cases came from 1,245 tests - a positivity rate of 22 percent.
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There have been 3,832 hospitalizations during the outbreak.
With 23,451 cases in Westmoreland County, 11,854 in Butler County, 11,556 in Washington County and 10,330 in Beaver County, that brings the total number of cases to 122,768 when Allegheny County numbers are included.
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According to the state Department of Health, there have been 2,569 deaths in the region from the virus: One thousand, two hundred and forty-five in Allegheny County, 541 in Westmoreland County, 295 in Beaver County, 290 in Butler County and 172 in Washington County
Hospitalizations related to covid-19 have dropped by more than half in the past month in Allegheny County. There are 386 coronavirus patients hospitalized, down from 793 on Dec. 20, according to data released Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county reached its peak on Dec. 16 when 881
Top medical leaders in Western Pennsylvania warned Wednesday there is no adequate vaccine supply to meet demand prompted by expanded eligibility in the state, according to a strongly worded letter from the group. Leaders issued the letter in response to the state’s push to get more vaccines into arms, including
Less than 42% of the more than 1 million vaccine doses allocated to Pennsylvania have been adminstered, according to the Centers for Disease Control and