DAILY UPDATE: APRIL 29, 2020 1 PM
STATE: Pennsylvania COVID-19 Statistics
per Pennsylvania Department of Health
Data updated as of 12:00pm on 4/29/20
| Total Cases1 | Negative Tests | Deaths |
| 44,366 | 170,517 | 2,195 |
1 Total case counts include confirmed and probable cases.
STATE: Cases by Age Range to Date
per Pennsylvania Department of Health
Data updated as of 12:00pm on 4/29/20
| Age Range | Cases |
| 0-4 | <1% |
| 5-12 | <1% |
| 13-18 | 1% |
| 19-24 | 6% |
| 25-49 | 38% |
| 50-64 | 27% |
| 65+ | 26% |
STATE: Hospitalization Rates by Age Range to Date
per Pennsylvania Department of Health
Data updated as of 12:00pm on 4/29/20
| Age Range | Cases |
| 0-29 | 2% |
| 30-49 | 5% |
| 50-64 | 10% |
| 65-79 | 20% |
| 80+ | 20% |
REGIONAL: COVID-19 cases by county to Date
per Pennsylvania Department of Health
Data updated as of 12:00pm on 4/29/20
| County | Positive Cases | Negative Tests | Deaths | New cases since 4/28 | New deaths since 4/28 |
| 10-County Region | 2,622 | 30,112 | 200 | +53 | +11 |
| Allegheny | 1,273 | 15,426 | 86 | +38 | -1* |
| Armstrong | 50 | 647 | 2 | – | – |
| Beaver | 392 | 2,007 | 65 | +4 | +6 |
| Butler | 175 | 2,140 | 6 | +1 | – |
| Fayette | 80 | 1,716 | 4 | +1 | – |
| Greene | 26 | 407 | 0 | – | – |
| Indiana | 63 | 647 | 4 | +1 | – |
| Lawrence | 64 | 711 | 6 | +1 | +1 |
| Washington | 113 | 2,033 | 2 | +4 | – |
| Westmoreland | 386 | 4,378 | 25 | +3 | +5 |
*The decrease in reported deaths since Tuesday, 4/28/20 is due to data that had been incorrectly input into the reporting system and the error was found and corrected upon review.
REGIONAL: COVID-19 Cases Associated with
Nursing Homes and Personal Care Homes to Date
per Pennsylvania Department of Health
Data updated as of 12:00pm on 4/29/2020
| County | Facilities with Cases | Cases Among Residents | Cases Among Employees |
| Regional | 59 | 703 | 157 |
| Allegheny | 34 | 285 | 89 |
| Armstrong | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Beaver | 3 | 251 | 20 |
| Butler | 4 | 11 | 10 |
| Fayette | 1 | 3 | . |
| Indiana | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Washington | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Westmoreland | 8 | 131 | 29 |
State Coronavirus Updates
- Department of Health Provides Update on COVID-19, 1,102 Additional Positives Bring Statewide Total to 44,366: The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., April 29, that there are 1,102 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 44,366. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19. As a result of our continued work to reconcile data from various sources, the state is reporting an increase of 479 deaths today bringing the statewide total to 2,195 deaths in Pennsylvania. These deaths have occurred over the last two weeks. County-specific information and a statewide map are available here. Read more: https://dingo.telicon.com/PA/library/2020/2020042980.HTM.
- Pennsylvania Receives $34 Million to Provide Essential Services to Older Adults: As part of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 emergency, Pennsylvania has received $34 million to support services authorized by the Older Americans Act and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. These services include home-delivered meals; in-home care services; respite care and other support to families and caregivers; and information and referral services. Read more: https://dingo.telicon.com/PA/library/2020/2020042998.HTM.
Regional Coronavirus Updates
- Allegheny County Health Department
- Of the 1,273 cases in Allegheny County, 1,229 are confirmed cases and 44 are probable cases. To date, there have also been 86 deaths. This is a decrease in reported deaths since yesterday. Data had been incorrectly input into the reporting system and the error was found and corrected upon review. Of the 86 reported deaths, 76 are confirmed (had positive test) and 10 probable. A probable death is one where COVID-19 is listed on the deceased’s death certificate, but the person never had a positive test for the virus. Additionally, there are 228 past or present hospitalizations (+6).
- Allegheny County Polling
- In a normal election year, Allegheny county officials said they have 1,323 polling locations with nearly 6,500 elected and appointed poll workers, but this year, they’re downsizing to no less than 138 locations according to WPXI. In a new resolution sent to the state, the Board of Elections is looking to have at least one polling place per municipality, though the city of Pittsburgh would be an exception with no fewer than nine polling locations WPXI reports. For larger municipalities, multiple polling places would need to be housed in the same location according to WPXI.
Federal Coronavirus Updates
- White House
- President Trump on Tuesday April 28 declared meat processing plants “critical infrastructure,” in an effort to ensure that facilities around the country remained open as the government tried to prevent looming shortages of pork, chicken and other products as a result of the coronavirus. The action comes as meat plants around the country have turned into coronavirus hot spots, sickening thousands of workers, and after the head of Tyson Foods, one of the country’s largest processors, warned that millions of pounds of meat would simply disappear from the supply chain. The announcement provoked swift backlash from unions and labor advocates, who said the administration needed to do more to protect workers who often stand shoulder to shoulder in refrigerated assembly lines. At least 20 workers have already died of the coronavirus, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union said.
National Coronavirus Updates
- According to CNN, as of 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, there are 58,529 coronavirus-related deaths and 1,015,289 total positive cases in the United States.
- U.S. Economy
- S. gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services produced in the economy, fell at a 4.8 percent annual rate in the first quarter of the year. That is the first decline since 2014, and the worst quarterly contraction since the country was in a deep recession more than a decade ago. Even so, most of the quarter came before the coronavirus pandemic forced widespread shutdowns and layoffs. Economists expect figures from the current quarter to show G.D.P. contracting at an annual rate of 30 percent or more. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said this week that the economy should “really bounce back” this summer as states lift stay-home orders and trillions of dollars in federal emergency spending reaches businesses and households. Most independent economists are much less optimistic.