LIVE UPDATES: Allegheny Co. to announce first coronavirus cases, UPMC develops new test – WPXI Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Now in Pennsylvania, the spread of the unusual coronavirus has reached western Pennsylvania, with a presumptive case of the virus launched Friday in Washington County.

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UPDATE 12: 45 p.m.: Huge Eagle is briefly altering its retailer hours because of the the coronavirus to maximize purchasing stipulations, the corporate said in a free up Saturday.

Efficient Sunday, March 15, meantime hours encompass:

The corporate says all the diagram thru the hours supermarkets would maybe be closed, employees would maybe be working to neatly-organized the retailer and restock cupboards for the following day’s industry.

Huge Eagle Pharmacy departments will continue to feature below standard industry hours

UPDATE 12: 00 p.m.: Allegheny County is plot to relate their first coronavirus instances. They will be making an legitimate announcement at a news convention at 2 p.m.

UPDATE 11: 45 a.m.: The Pennsylvania Division of Health this morning confirmed four extra presumptive certain instances of COVID-19. None of those unusual instances are from the Pittsburgh space.

The unusual instances encompass two adults from Bernard Law Sir Bernard Law County, one adult from Philadelphia County and one adult from Chester County.

All are either in isolation at home or being handled on the health heart. This brings the statewide whole to 45 instances.

UPDATE 11: 30 a.m.: The White Home would maybe be offering an update on the Coronavirus at Noon.

UPDATE 10: 00 a.m.: UPMC has developed a test for the radical coronavirus, health heart officials launched Saturday. The health system will use this test to diagnose defend out, symptomatic instances.

The health system plans to impulsively develop ability at its central laboratory and, if there’s a need, could maybe test hundreds of patients per week in the shut to future, filling a essential gap earlier than other business checks advance online.

UPMC on Tuesday will originate directing patients with indicators according to COVID-19 to a specimen series discipline in Pittsburgh’s South Aspect neighborhood. The positioning is now not birth to the usual public. Those that demonstrate up with out an appointment, also can now not be examined. Sufferers will need to have a referral.

Sufferers who are examined will bring collectively a diagnosis in hours, now not days.

To this level, 300 they’ve examined over 300 samples of patients with frigid indicators. No person has examined certain.

UPMC says they’ve labored around the clock to trust their test and form the series discipline.

9: 45 a.m.: Westmoreland County commissioners declared a catastrophe emergency Saturday morning basically based on the coronavirus. They made the announcement all the diagram thru a news convention Saturday.

Westmoreland County has activated its emergency operations heart to show screen the coronavirus affirm of affairs.

That is a preventative measure, and there don’t seem to be any instances have been reported in Westmoreland County.

An even election scheduled for Tuesday will stir on as planned, officials said.

UPDATE 9 a.m.: The Diocese of Pittsburgh has cancelled the Ceremony of Election. In gentle of accelerating considerations over the coronavirus, Bishop David Zubik has determined to cancel the Ceremony of Election and Name to Continuing Conversion scheduled for Sunday, March 15th at 2: 30 p.m. at St. Paul Cathedral.

“I inquire of you to hope in a truly special diagram for our catechumens and candidates as they take their supreme steps towards the Easter Sacraments,” said Bishop Zubik. “We add those intentions to our persisted prayers for all struggling from the threat of this coronavirus, particularly the most susceptible amongst us.”

UPDATE 8: 15 a.m.: The Heinz Historic previous Heart and Fort Pitt Museum will shut to the public effective on Saturday, March 14, and live closed thru Sunday, March 29., officials said in a free up Saturday.

Officials said the health and security of their guests, volunteers and team is their top priority.

UPDATE 8 a.m.: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread all the absolute top diagram thru the United States and globally, UPMC experts in emergency treatment, diagnostic test pattern and pediatrics will withhold a news convention at 10 a.m. present updates.

UPDATE 6: 30 a.m.: The Westmoreland County Commissioners will withhold a news convention at 9 a.m. on the Westmoreland County Courthouse to accommodate coronavirus.

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