3 cases added to Murrysville-Export-Delmont covid tally in past week

The most recent data from the state Department of Health shows 1,497 coronavirus cases in the Murrysville area since the pandemic started in March 2020.

In the past week, three new cases were reported.

The health department this week released updated figures for the three ZIP codes that comprise the area.

The largest number, 695, are from residents in the 15668 area, which is strictly Murrysville. That represents zero new cases since May 26.

In the 15632 area, which encompasses Export, much of eastern Murrysville and a slice of Washington Township, there were 507 cases — with three new cases reported.

And there have been 295 cases in the 15626 area, which includes Delmont along with small slivers of Murrysville and Salem. That zip code has also seen zero new cases in the past week.

Probable cases across the three ZIP codes have numbered 792 since last March.

There have been 7,613 negative test results in those areas, figures show. Of the total tests administered — 9,902 — the region has seen just over 15% come back positive.

That percentage has stayed consistent for more than two months now.

The Franklin Regional School District has installed a covid-19 tracking feature on its website, FRSDk12.org, under the “Covid-19 Information” tab. As of May 26, there were five active cases, three at Franklin Regional Middle School and two at Sloan Elementary.

According to the state’s tracking website, in Westmoreland County there have been 22,977 confirmed cases, 11,152 probable cases, 99,563 negative tests and 766 deaths since the outbreak began.

After a handful of single-day spikes in the days following the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, countywide numbers had been slowly decreasing since early December. Daily case counts begun rising since early March, mirroring a nationwide trend in cases, but peaked in mid-April and have trended back downward.