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'Concerning but not surprising': Pa. COVID-19 cases nearly double within a week
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | July 22, 2021 | Nick Trombola

Posted on 07/23/2021 7:31:55 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

With Pennsylvania’s mask mandate and COVID-19 restrictions in the rearview mirror, cases of the disease are increasing statewide.

Over the past week, there have been 2,930 cases reported by the state Health Department — the highest weekly count reported since June 12, when 2,997 cases were reported within one week.

This week’s number of cases is nearly twice that of the previous week’s total of 1,606 cases across the state. The statewide total of cases since the pandemic began is 1,217,857.

The amount of individuals hospitalized and in intensive care due to the virus has also increased. On July 15, the state Health Department reported 245 people hospitalized and 48 in intensive care units. On Wednesday, the Health Department reported 302 individuals hospitalized with 63 in intensive care.

The Health Department also reported an increase in statewide percent positivity. During the week of July 2-8, the positivity rate stood at 1.2%, whereas during the week of July 9-15, the rate stood at 1.7%.

The statewide percent positivity rate has not been higher since the week of May 28 to June 3, when it stood at 2.9%.

There were 41 deaths due to the virus reported by the state over the past week. Thirty six of those cases were from July, one was from June, four were from May and one was from December. There have been 27,813 deaths statewide since the pandemic began.

The Allegheny County Health Department reported 284 new cases over the past week. It reported 134 cases during the previous week.

In the past two days alone, the county reported 125 new cases — 70 on Monday and 55 on Tuesday.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: alleghenycounty; cases; chinavirus; covid19; deltavariant; increase; paing; pennsylvania; pittsburgh; vaccinations
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1 posted on 07/23/2021 7:31:55 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Vermont Lt; BobL; Kartographer; JRandomFreeper; Tilted Irish Kilt; Jane Long; LilFarmer; ...

Coronavirus PING!


2 posted on 07/23/2021 7:32:55 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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On average 3700 people die in car crashes each day


3 posted on 07/23/2021 7:37:06 AM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Now Noone is dying from anything but the variant?


4 posted on 07/23/2021 7:38:33 AM PDT by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Here we go…. new CASES! And “case” is defined as testing positive. It’s not defined as somebody feeling ill and certainty not defined as somebody being hospitalized or dying.

Barf!!


5 posted on 07/23/2021 7:40:25 AM PDT by House Atreides
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Somehow, the maskers and the shut-downers have convinced people that every positive test is a “case” where somebody is seriously ill. Even some conservatives accept that — and unwittingly use the phony data to shift blame from the Democrats to the Chi-coms and the illegals.


6 posted on 07/23/2021 7:45:41 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

How many illegals from the Mexican border invaded Pittsburgh???


7 posted on 07/23/2021 7:49:55 AM PDT by elpadre ( )
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To: House Atreides

Democrats getting all fired up for and planning for the 2022 election corruption, act 2.


8 posted on 07/23/2021 7:50:52 AM PDT by DOC44
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To: House Atreides

Here we go…. new CASES!

And the Flu has disappeared off the map. No one is dying of the FLu which sometimes exceeds 50,000 deaths or more.

They first said the Flu disappeared due to everyone wearing masks, that is BS! Last year no one died (very few) of the Flu in the least mask wearing states. Their explanation now, is they can’t explain it.


9 posted on 07/23/2021 7:52:13 AM PDT by BushCountry (thinks he needs a gal whose name doesn't end in ".jpg")
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks; babble-on

Pennsylvania is currently at 64% ‘vaccination’ rate with at least one shot.

Wonder what the number of cases would be if the vaccination rate was higher... oh wait, ask Israel how it’s working out.


10 posted on 07/23/2021 7:55:55 AM PDT by Outlaw76 (The * in front of *Biden denotes the fraudulent election.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

How many of these cases are from illegals?


11 posted on 07/23/2021 8:01:21 AM PDT by LoveMyFreedom
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To: Socon-Econ

And other conservatives use the phony data to argue that the vaccine doesn’t work.


12 posted on 07/23/2021 8:06:10 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: elpadre

I’m sure Slow Joe has bused some into PA.


13 posted on 07/23/2021 8:19:00 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
With Pennsylvania’s mask mandate and COVID-19 restrictions in the rearview mirror, cases of the disease are increasing statewide.

How many illegals crossing our southern borders who tested positive with COVID, were deposited in Pennsylvania, and where were they sent?

They are arriiving by the thousands on our southern border and being placed all over the USA by the Biden administration, as they arrive.

Are the Democrats seeding our country to spread COVID?

14 posted on 07/23/2021 8:43:37 AM PDT by olezip
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Pennsylvania Ping!

Please ping me with articles of interest.

FReepmail me to be added to the list.

15 posted on 07/23/2021 8:47:29 AM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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BINGO!

“Cases”, so easily falsified (FauXified) and fabricated are meaningless.

Hospitalizations and deaths are the only measures that count.


16 posted on 07/23/2021 8:48:41 AM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks; Tilted Irish Kilt; null and void; Roman_War_Criminal; Diana in Wisconsin

Theres are warning signs everywhere of another lock down in the works.

They have been hyping the delta variant way too much, and we all know the left is not fond of giving up newfound power. If a reason does not happen for them to do it, they’ll create one.

Now is the time to be seriously getting ready for this.


17 posted on 07/23/2021 8:54:18 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

They keep reporting this like it’s some stop the presses information. PEOPLE GETTING SICK! 125 cases alone in the entire State.. OMG Masks masks masks. People are tired of this mass hysteria. The only ones who don’t seem to get it is the government and the media.


18 posted on 07/23/2021 8:54:53 AM PDT by Hildy (In an unforgiving world, only the shameless survive.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

What dog isn’t barking in the night?

[No reportage on deaths!]


19 posted on 07/23/2021 8:56:15 AM PDT by null and void ("Fact Checkers" Didn't Exist Until The Truth Started Getting Out)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Get ready for masks, distancing etc to return. We’re being “prepped” for further state gov’t control.


20 posted on 07/23/2021 9:01:53 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit..)
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