Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 849 new coronavirus cases, as recent numbers continue to hover below the 1,000 case mark. The county has reported nine days of at least 1,000 new cases, but hasn’t posted one since this time last week. Nine new deaths were reported Saturday, lifting the county’s
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Pennsylvania health and education officials Thursday encouraged school districts to return elementary school students to classrooms, at least partially.
“Beginning in the second semester, which typically begins around Jan. 25, and as local conditions permit, schools are going to be encouraged to allow for elementary school students to return back to campus, along with other targeted populations,” said Acting Secretary of Education Noe Ortega.
Until now, school districts in counties with “substantial” community transmission of covid-19 have been recommended to operate with fully remote models. The new recommendations allow districts in these conditions to also offer hybrid or blended approaches for younger learners and other student populations selected by their individual districts.
Health Department director predicts “exponential growth” for county s COVID-19 vaccination rate.
January 7, 2021
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By most accounts, the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine is off to a slow start. However, Allegheny County Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen predicts the pace will pick up significantly. How? Bogen says that once more people receive state authorization to administer the vaccine, more people will receive the shots.
“We do recognize this is urgent. I know people are frustrated that we haven’t moved faster. I do expect that this will get faster and faster over the next couple of weeks and I do expect exponential growth,” of vaccinations, Bogen told the regular meeting of the county health board on Wednesday.
Allegheny County on Saturday recorded a 48-hour total of 1,601 new coronavirus cases.
Officials reported 553 cases on New Year’s Day and 1,048 cases the day after.
The county has reported nine days of 1,000 or more new cases.
Twenty-two new deaths were reported Saturday, lifting the county’s toll at 977. That’s 124 more deaths than this time last week.
December had recorded 446 or just nearly 46% of covid-related deaths in Allegheny County.
Wednesday’s report included 47 deaths, a high for the week.
Of the newly reported deaths, two people were in their 60’s; four were in their 70s; 10 were in their 80s and six were in their 90s.
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