DAILY UPDATE: May 5, 2020 4 PM
STATE: Pennsylvania COVID-19 Statistics
per Pennsylvania Department of Health
Data updated as of 12:00pm on 5/5/2020
| Total Cases1 | Negative Tests | Deaths |
| 50,957 | 199,925 | 3,012 |
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 5/5/2020
| Age Range | Cases |
| 0-4 | <1% |
| 5-12 | <1% |
| 13-18 | 1% |
| 19-24 | 6% |
| 25-49 | 38% |
| 50-64 | 27% |
| 65+ | 27% |
STATE: Hospitalization Rates by Age Range to Date
per Pennsylvania Department of Health
Data updated as of 12:00pm on 5/5/2020
| Age Range | Cases |
| 0-29 | 2% |
| 30-49 | 5% |
| 50-64 | 10% |
| 65-79 | 20% |
| 80+ | 19% |
REGIONAL: COVID-19 cases by county to Date
per Pennsylvania Department of Health
Data updated as of 12:00pm on 5/5/2020
| County | Positive Cases | Negative Tests | Deaths | New cases since 5/4 | New deaths since 5/4 |
| 10-County Region | 2,855 | 34,605 | 237 | +32 | +16 |
| Allegheny | 1,375 | 17,636 | 109 | +10 | +7 |
| Armstrong | 53 | 753 | 3 | +1 | +1 |
| Beaver | 466 | 2,187 | 73 | +8 | +5 |
| Butler | 184 | 2,524 | 6 | +4 | – |
| Fayette | 84 | 1,992 | 4 | +1 | – |
| Greene | 27 | 463 | 1 | – | – |
| Indiana | 74 | 782 | 5 | +4 | +1 |
| Lawrence | 67 | 810 | 7 | +2 | +1 |
| Washington | 120 | 2,364 | 2 | – | – |
| Westmoreland | 405 | 5,094 | 27 | +2 | +1 |
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 5/5/2020
| County | Facilities with Cases | Cases Among Residents | Cases Among Employees |
| Regional | 61 | 779 | 168 |
| Allegheny | 35 | 306 | 96 |
| Armstrong | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Beaver | 3 | 305 | 23 |
| Butler | 5 | 12 | 10 |
| Fayette | 1 | 3 | – |
| Indiana | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| Lawrence | 2 | – | 2 |
| Washington | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Westmoreland | 8 | 129 | 30 |
State Coronavirus Updates
- Secretary of Health Dr. Levine
- As of 12 am today Tuesday May 5, there are 865 new positive cases; 50,957 positive cases now statewide in all 67 counties.
- 3,204 are healthcare workers tested positive and 9,625 are associated with 495 nursing homes and/or long-term living facilities.
- 2,032 are in the food industry at 120 facilities statewide.
- 2,583 have been hospitalized; 542 of those hospitalized require the use of a ventilator or breathing machine.
- As of 12 pm today Tuesday May 5, 46% hospital beds, 40% ICU beds and 75% ventilators are still available
- 3,012 deaths are adults who tested positive.
Regional Coronavirus Updates
- City of Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday May 5 extended the city’s emergency declaration until May 12. The body had extended the emergency status for 26 days on April 7. The designation, declared by Mayor Bill Peduto on March 13 and ratified by council on March 17, allows the city under state law flexibility in procurement, spending and city operations.
- North Huntingdon
- North Huntingdon property owners will have until Aug. 31 to receive a discount on their township real estate taxes. The township commissioners on Wednesday April 29 unanimously approved an extension of the April 30 deadline for the discount period. The commissioners at the special meeting also waived any interest and penalties on municipal real estate taxes if paid in full by Dec. 31. Township officials pointed out that does not apply to any other taxing body, such as the Norwin School District. Westmoreland County officials passed a similar extension for county property taxes.
National Coronavirus Updates
- Since the coronavirus pandemic was declared, Caterpillar has suspended operations at two plants and a foundry, Levi Strauss has closed stores, and toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker is planning layoffs and furloughs. Steelcase, an office furniture manufacturer, and World Wrestling Entertainment have also shed employees. While thousands of their workers are filing for unemployment benefits, these companies rewarded their shareholders with more than $700 million in cash dividends. They are not alone. As the pandemic squeezes big companies, executives are making decisions about who will bear the brunt of the sacrifices, and in at least some cases, workers have been the first to lose, even as shareholders continue to collect. Executives say the layoffs support the long-term health of their companies, and often the executives are giving up a piece of their salaries. Furloughed workers can apply for unemployment benefits. But distributing millions of dollars to shareholders while leaving many workers without a paycheck is unfair, critics argue, and belies the repeated statements from executives about their concern for employees’ welfare during the coronavirus crisis.