Month: June 2020

Allegheny County reported a record of 90 new cases of COVID-19 today (June 27, 2020). This is not a one day anomaly, but part of a clear trend of rising case numbers. There is about a two week delay on average between a new infection and a publicly reported case number (see chart 7A here),

There has been a concerning rise in COVID-19 cases in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties in the past week. Westmoreland county has had more new cases per capita over the last 14 days than Allegheny, and their case numbers are growing more rapidly. Allegheny Health Department Directory Debra Bogen gave a press conference about it today.