In a further sign that omicron is waning, new COVID-19 cases in Allegheny County fell by more than half in the first week of February compared with the end of January.
For the week of Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, the county reported 3,850 new infections, a 63% drop-off from the week before, when 10,455 infections were reported.
While cases are continuing to fall rapidly, deaths related to the omicron wave remain high, with 75 deaths reported in the first week of February compared with 80 in the last week of January.
