PITTSBURGH — More than 400 people have died in Allegheny County covid-related deaths in the past three months, including 97 in December, county Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen said Wednesday.
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Covid-19 case counts remain at a daily average of 600 per day, while “hospitalizations remain high, as do deaths,” Bogen said.
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“I don’t see these numbers improving anytime soon,” she said.
In the last quarter of the year, 413 people have died from the virus, including 177 in October, 139 in November and 97 so far in December, Bogen said. Eighteen of those December deaths were in the 30 to 59 age group, and all were unvaccinated, our news exchange partners at the Tribune Review reported.
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“These deaths are as tragic as they are unnecessary and premature,” Bogen said.
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