¹ Total case counts include confirmed and probable cases.
² Negative case data only includes negative PCR tests. Negative case data does not include negative antibody tests.
Case data from PA-NEDSS.  Death data is a combination of PA-NEDSS and EDRS

¹ Tested per 100,000 residents represents the cumulative sum of tests within the specified geography

² Cases per 100K represents the 14 day sum of new cases per 100,000 residents’

State Coronavirus Updates

• 8.11.2020 Governor Wolf
  • Press conference around a manufacturing expansion that is focusing on COVID testing.
• Wolf Administration: Medical Device Company OraSure Expansion to Increase COVID-19 Testing Capabilities, Bring New Jobs: Governor Tom Wolf announced that OraSure Technologies Inc., a developer and manufacturer of rapid diagnostic tests, collection and stabilization devices headquartered in Northampton County, will expand its manufacturing operations in the Lehigh Valley, creating 177 new, full-time jobs and retaining 233 jobs. Read more: https://dingo.telicon.com/PA/library/2020/2020081193.HTM

Regional Coronavirus Updates

• Allegheny County Department of Health
  • There are 738 past or present hospitalizations (+1). In the newest cases (tested August 3 through August 11), ages range from 6 to 96 years with the median age being 45.
• Pittsburgh Public Schools
  • This year, due to the need for social distancing, PPS will decrease its bus capacity by 67%. That means that a 72 passenger bus will hold 24 students, a 48 passenger bus will hold 16 students and a nine passenger vehicle will hold three students. The district said PPS students will be required to social distance and wear masks both at the bus stop and on the bus. Drivers will disinfect buses between routes and buses will receive a deep cleaning every other day. Read more: https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2020/08/11/heres-how-school-bussing-will-work-for-pps-this-y.html
• University of Pittsburgh
  • The University of Pittsburgh is participating in a virtual gig economy connecting alumni, students and recent graduates as of July 15. New software, called Bridges, allows alumni to post remote work tasks for their businesses — projects like building a website, analyzing company data or constructing a social media strategy. Students and grads from the same school can sign up to complete the tasks. Read more: https://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2020/08/12/students-alumni-grads-colleges-job-career-Bridges-Pitt-Chatham-CMU-Duquesne/stories/202008060042
• Nearly 5,000 small firms get $96 million in first round of state’s COVID-19 grant program: In Allegheny County, 462 companies will receive grants that average about $20,000 apiece, state officials said Monday. The grants range from $5,000-$50,000. Read more: https://www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2020/08/11/small-business-grants-COVID-19-Pennsylvania-96-million-dollars/stories/202008100104

Federal Coronavirus Updates

• Department of Health and Human Services
  • HHS Announces Investments for Health Information Exchanges to Strengthen their Ability to Support State and Local Public Health Agencies: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity to expand and accelerate innovative uses of electronic health information via health information exchanges (HIEs) to support state and local public health agencies. Strengthening health data exchange and use between HIEs and state and local public health agencies will help communities to better prevent, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies, including disasters and pandemics such as COVID-19. Read more: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/08/12/hhs-announces-investments-for-health-information-exchanges-to-strenghten-ability-to-support-state-and-local-public-health-agencies.html
• Department of Labor
  • Statement By U.S. Secretary Of Labor Scalia On Presidential Memorandum Authorizing The Other Needs Assistance Program For Major Disaster Declarations Related To Coronavirus Disease 2019: S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement regarding the signed Presidential Memorandum Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019: Read more: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osec/osec20200808
  • ICYMI: U.S. Department Of Labor Acts To Help American Workers And Employers During The Coronavirus Pandemic: Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic. Read more: hhttps://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osec/osec20200809
• National Institutes of Health
  • Clinical trials of monoclonal antibodies to prevent COVID-19 now enrolling: Two Phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trials testing whether experimental monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) can prevent infection by SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus are now enrolling healthy adults at clinical trial sites in the United States. Many of the trial sites and study investigators are part of the COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN), recently established by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The trials are enrolling adults who are at risk of infection due to close contact at work or home to persons with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Read more: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/clinical-trials-monoclonal-antibodies-prevent-covid-19-now-enrolling

National Coronavirus Updates

• According to CNN, as of 2:45pm on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, there are 165,328 coronavirus-related deaths and 5,171,343 total positive cases in the United States.
• Derailment of small business rescue clouds U.S. recovery: The Paycheck Protection Program, which has kept millions of small businesses afloat during the pandemic, is in limbo, creating a new source of uncertainty for the country’s economic recovery. Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/11/derailment-small-business-recovery-393909
• At Least 97,000 Children Tested Positive For Coronavirus In Last 2 Weeks Of July: At least 97,000 children tested positive for the coronavirus during the last two weeks of July, according to a new review of state-level data by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association. The increase represents a 40% surge in the nation’s cumulative total of child cases. Read more: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/08/11/900861372/at-least-97-000-children-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-in-last-2-weeks-of-july
• The Big Ten, Pac-12 Postpone Football, Other Fall Sports Over Coronavirus Concerns: Two major college conferences — the Big Ten and Pac-12 — each announced Tuesday they were sidelining college football and other fall sports because of the coronavirus, just weeks before schools were scheduled to play their first games. Read more: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/#id901081822