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“We’re very concerned about the hospital capacity, which is why we’ve asked the hospitals to collaborate regionally in terms of their bed capacity, in terms of their ICU capacity, in terms of their staffing,” Levine said during a press conference Monday.
The department confirmed 4,268 new cases Monday and 5,529 reported Sunday, making for a two-day total of 9,797 new cases. The state also confirmed 32 new COVID-19 deaths Monday and 75 new deaths Sunday, totaling 107 new deaths reported in the past two days.
To date, the state has confirmed 361,464 COVID-19 cases and 10,383 deaths from the virus.
Health experts have warned that Thanksgiving could serve as a superspreader of the virus. Any surge from the holiday can’t be seen yet.
“In public health, we are very concerned about the potential impact of the Thanksgiving holiday,” Levine said. “In particular, those people who, despite our advice, traveled. Unfortunately, the airports were often quite crowded.”
The Allegheny County Health Department [ACHD] announced 920 new COVID-19 cases Monday for the past 48 hours. The county also reported four new deaths.
On Friday, the county reported a record-high 1,642 new cases from the previous 48 hours, which included the Thanksgiving holiday. The previous high for a 48-hour period was 962 cases reported on Nov. 23.
Allegheny County Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen on Friday issued a statement calling the numbers and rate of increase “alarming” and noted if cases continue to rise, modeling predicts the county’s health care system to be overwhelmed within a month.
“I am telling residents to please adhere to Governor Wolf’s Stay at Home Advisory — which asks residents to stay home and only leave to go to work or school, to receive medical care, to pick up essentials like food or medicine, or for exercise.”
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