Covid-19 numbers tallied for Murrysville-Delmont-Export area

The most recent state data shows 215 people in the Murrysville area have had confirmed cases of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic in March, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

The confirmed cases show an increase of 13 since Oct. 27.

The health department on Monday released data showing 215 confirmed cases of the virus in the three ZIP codes that comprise the area. The health department keeps a count of cases and test results for communities based on ZIP codes.

The largest number of cases, 108, are from residents in the 15668 ZIP code, which is strictly Murrysville.

The 15632 ZIP code, which encompasses Export, much of eastern Murrysville and a slice of Washington Township, shows 78 confirmed cases.

And there have been 39 confirmed cases in the 15626 ZIP code, which includes Delmont along with small slivers of Murrysville and Salem Township.

The data also show 3,981 negative test results in those areas. Of the full number of tests administered, 4,196, the region has seen only 5% come back positive.

While district officials at Franklin Regional School District have not made any moves specific to the recent elevated case counts in Westmoreland, they did build some additional flexibility into their attendance requirements so that in-person students who are kept home due to one or more suspected covid-19 symptoms still are able to attend school and participate in classwork remotely.

Across its five buildings, the district has seen five cases of covid-19 since the school year began, none of which necessitated the closure of any schools. The Franklin Regional school board’s next meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9. Meetings are streamed through the district’s YouTube channel.

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.