Fayette has 2 new COVID-19 deaths
Fayette County saw two new COVID-19 deaths since Friday, while Washington and Greene counties’ death tolls stayed the same.
Hospitalizations related to the virus are on the rise in Pennsylvania as new cases have been increasing in recent days.
There were 445 people hospitalized with the virus Wednesday, a number that was up from 347 on Friday, the state Health Department said.
That wasn’t the case in Allegheny County, county Executive Rich Fitzgerald said Wednesday.
“The hospitalization and death numbers have not gone up,” Fitzgerald said.
Allegheny Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen said the virus was “still thriving among the unvaccinated.”
The number of new statewide COVID-19 cases began to rise again Tuesday when the department announced 986 new positive test results. That number dropped to 645 Wednesday.
The state announced seven new virus deaths Wednesday.
Fayette County’s virus case total grew by 16 since Friday, taking its cumulative total to 13,495. Washington County’s grew by 57, increasing its total to 18,094. Greene’s was adjusted by removing four cases, dropping its total to 3,383.