Today’s COVID-19 briefing
📊 COVID-19 by the numbers — as of Monday:
- 2,651 cases in Allegheny County so far, up 83 from Sunday (more data and demographics here)
- 386 hospitalizations in Allegheny County, up four from Sunday
- 186 deaths in Allegheny County, no change from Sunday
- 85,988 cases with 6,614 deaths in Pennsylvania (more data and demographics here)
- 2.58 million cases with 125,000+ deaths in the U.S. (more data and demographics here)
🛑 Reminder: Allegheny County bars and restaurants must stop on-site alcohol consumption, with enforcement beginning at 5 p.m. today. (Pittsburgh City Paper)
🌎 COVID-19 came to Pittsburgh from multiple different places around the same time, research shows. (TribLIVE)
🗺 Need a COVID-19 test? Here’s a map of testing sites in Allegheny County. (Allegheny County)
✈️ There’s now a PPE vending machine at Pittsburgh International Airport. (Chris Lovingood on Twitter)
🗄 Black-owned establishments have been more impacted by pandemic shutdowns. Here’s what that looks like in Pittsburgh — and how you can help. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette / The Incline)
🏡 Pennsylvania’s meager labor protections make it harder to recoup home office expenses while working from home. But all is not lost. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
📚 Why the pandemic is especially disruptive for college students with disabilities. (Unabridged Press)
Protests and policing
📩 A new class action lawsuit claims Mayor Bill Peduto and several police officials violated the constitutional rights of protesters who were hurt and arrested at an East Liberty demonstration earlier this month. (TribLIVE / TribLIVE on Twitter)
👕 A Black Lives Matter shirt created by a North Side artist was ripped off by big business in what has become a cautionary tale for creatives in the digital age. (Pittsburgh City Paper)
What else you need to know
🤖 Helping autonomous cars “see” is CMU’s latest research challenge. (90.5 WESA)
📖 A literary road-trip across the country makes its way through Pennsylvania with the book “Carnegie’s Maid.” (Penn State News)
☀️ Roughly 13 percent of Pitt’s annual electricity usage would come from solar power under a new plan. (Pittwire)
📬 Pennsylvania mail-in voting has prompted a new lawsuit from President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and several Republican lawmakers. (PA Post)
Some levity
🎨 Congrats to Douglas J. Webster, a Penn Hills artist whose painting won the People’s Choice Award at this year’s virtual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. (TribLIVE)
🍺 Ever heard of Robin Hood Cream Ale? This local beer from the ’70s is making a comeback thanks to Pittsburgh Brewing and Dancing Gnome Beer. And if you’re into Pittsburgh beer nostalgia, read this, too. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
🐺 If you’re missing Anthrocon, this new documentary will help. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
🍳 Meet Kevin Jarosinski, a local farmer who started planning his career at just 15 — and who’s now supplying food to some of your favorite restaurants. (Postindustrial)
