June 2020
Volume 27 Number 2
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Allegheny County officials work hard to protect residents’ health and help save lives
By Rich Fitzgerald Allegheny County Executive
A s I write this, we are
nearing 2,000 COVID-19 cases in Allegheny County residents, both confirmed and probable. We have, unfortunately, also experienced over 150 deaths. I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge that great loss and extend deepest sympathies on behalf of the county to the families and friends of those we have lost. We also express our best wishes to all of those who have been impacted by the virus. Since the first case was reported here on March 14, we have seen the most extraordinary things from around the world and here at home: the ingenuity and resilience of our health care workers, the extraordinary lengths
the public has gone to protect themselves and others, and the community responses that have left neighbors singing to each other and children chalking messages of hope and care on their sidewalks. I’m so proud of the work that we have done as a community to meet this challenge, but not surprised. Allegheny County has always been a place where we come together to solve problems. Neighbors are helping neighbors. I never expected any less. And while working together and supporting each other, we’ve come together by staying apart. Just as importantly, we have relied upon science and industry in this community to provide life-changing innovations, research and developments to allow us to meet this health challenge
head-on. Thanks to those partnerships and interrelationships, we have been able to bring together resources to ensure that the most critical needs in our community are addressed. This is particularly true of the region’s foundations which have focused on sustaining services and programs that those who are most vulnerable in our community rely on. Through those efforts, Human Services and Health have continued to work to ensure that everyone in our community gets the essentials they need. We also understand that people are experiencing an entire gamut of emotions – we feel sad, stressed, confused, scared and angry. No matter what you may be experiencing – a mental Continued on page 3
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