19 new coronavirus cases reported in Westmoreland County, no new deaths

Westmoreland County reported 19 new covid-19 cases and no new deaths on Sunday, according to state health department officials.

That brings the total number of covid-19 cases in Westmoreland County to 994. Of those, 968 are confirmed and 26 are probable cases.

The department reported 23 new covid-19 cases Saturday, 35 new cases Friday, 21 new cases Thursday, 33 on Wednesday, 35 on Tuesday and 27 on Monday.

The death toll, reported by the state, remained at 39. Westmoreland County Coroner Ken Bacha continued to report 33 deaths. The coroner’s website hasn’t been updated since July 3, and will only be updated when a new case is reported to the office, the website says.

Of the 33 deaths reported by Bacha, 26 were confirmed by positive testing, and seven were presumed by symptoms and not tested. According to Bacha, those who died were between the ages of 61 and 109, with the average age being 83. There were 16 men and 17 women. All were white.

As of Sunday, 22,124 Westmoreland County residents had tested negative for the virus, the state said.