Recent state data shows 358 people in the Penn-Trafford area have had confirmed cases of coronavirus since the start of the international pandemic in March, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

The health department on Monday released data on confirmed cases of the virus in the five Penn-Trafford area ZIP codes , showing an increase of 58 positive cases since Oct. 27.

The health department keeps a count of coronavirus cases and test results for communities based on ZIP codes.

The largest number of cases, 187, originated in the 15644 ZIP code, which includes Jeannette and parts of Penn Township.

The 15085 ZIP code, which encompasses Trafford, shows 73 confirmed cases.

There have been 56 confirmed cases in the 15623 ZIP code, which includes the Harrison City neighborhood.

The Manor (15665) and Claridge (15623) ZIP codes have seen 23 and 10 cases, respectively.

The data also show 4,721 negative test results in those five areas. With a total of 5,079 tests, just over 7% have come back positive for covid-19.

The Penn-Trafford School District has undergone multiple school closures this year due to positive covid-19 cases in its buildings. More than 30 students and staff members have tested positive since the school year began.

And while data released on Oct. 23 indicates that Westmoreland County’s community transmission is “substantial” for the second week in a row — a designation under which state health officials recommend closing schools — Superintendent Matt Harris said the district has chosen to remain open.

According to the state’s covid-19 tracking website, in Westmoreland County there have been 4,024 confirmed cases, 577 probable cases, 52,901 negative tests and 105 deaths since the outbreak began.

Despite a small spike in late June and early July, the county’s daily confirmed case counts had remained relatively low until a sharp uptick beginning in late September, which continued before peaking at 136 cases reported on Oct. 14.

Those numbers have been trending downward in the past week, but still represent the worst period the county has seen for new infections since the pandemic began.

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