
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The city degree of COVID-19 in Allegheny County elevated to high, the department announced Friday. 
Under CDC guidance, mask-putting on is suggested inside in public places no matter vaccination status in counties with an advanced of COVID-19.
Butler, Washington, Fayette and Westmoreland counties in addition have a higher level, based on the CDC’s map.
The CDC examines three metrics when figuring out the amount of COVID-19 inside a community: new hospital admissions, the percent of staffed inpatient beds and new cases previously 7 days. 
Throughout the week of This summer 28 to August. 3, the Allegheny County Health Department reported 2,691 new infections and 258 self-reported positive tests. Four more and more people died.