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Many Pennsylvania elected officials have spoken out against the insurrection in the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. But the strength of their denunciations varied and some public figures even appear to have joined the mob in Washington, D.C.
Pro-Trump extremists stormed the Capitol to protest the certification of the Electoral College results, which will formally declare Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election.
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, one of President Trump’s earliest and most loyal supporters, tweeted “this must stop now. Kelly, who represents the 16th District in northwestern Pennsylvania, said he recognized that “there is a lot of anger over this election and what’s happening in America” but asked that disputes be resolved peacefully.
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Director of the Allegheny County Health Department Dr. Debra Bogen takes questions during a press conference at Point State Park in this Nov. 12, 2020 file photo.
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About 4,000 Allegheny County residents have received their first dose of covid-19 vaccine so far, Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen said Wednesday – the same day the health department received its first allocation of the vaccines.
“Thousands more will receive it in the coming weeks or months,” Bogen said.
Bogen said county officials are devising a plan to distribute vaccinations to health care personnel and long-term care residents, the first prioritization group designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She said the department is starting with personnel who works for the county, including those who work on medical units, in the Allegheny
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Allegheny County on Thursday reported 55 new coronavirus deaths, a record number that topped the previous high of 34 set on Dec. 9.
The death toll for the county now stands at 743. There have been 229 deaths reported this month.
The Allegheny County Health Department said that the new deaths occurred between Nov. 24 and Wednesday. The ages of the deceased were: one person in their 50s, four in their 60s, 13 in their 70s, 22 in their 80s, 12 in their 90s, and three people were over 100. Thirty-eight deaths were associated with long-term care facilities.
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Allegheny County Health Department Director Dr. Debra Bogen speaks during a press conference about the rising number of local covid-19 cases on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020.
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Allegheny County’s current seven-day average for new infections is 1,000 new cases per day – an increase of about 150 cases from last week, officials said Wednesday. The percent of covid-19 cases returning with positive results has also climbed by 2% from last week – now at 14.6% positivity.
County Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen provided an update on the county’s climbing infection tally and rate of positivity at a virtual news conference Wednesday.