Penn-Trafford-Jeannette covid cases tallied for week ending Feb. 9, 2021

The number of new confirmed covid cases in the Penn-Trafford-Jeannette area remained nearly level, with 30 new cases in the seven-day period ending Feb. 9 — up 3 from the week prior — according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Since the pandemic began in March, the six ZIP codes covering most of the three communities have seen a total of 1,650 confirmed cases as of Feb. 9, up from 1,620 on Feb. 2.

Residents of these six ZIP codes have taken a total of 9,158 coronavirus tests, 18% of which were positive. Since Jan. Feb. 2, 159 tests were administered, 18.9% of which were positive

The breakdown of cases by ZIP code is:

• Jeannette, ZIP code 15644: 885 confirmed cases, 19 new cases this week, 421 probable cases, 4,202 negative test results.
• Trafford, ZIP code 15085: 390 confirmed cases, three new cases this week, 152 probable cases, 1,731 negative test results
• Harrison City: ZIP code 15636, 210 confirmed cases, six new cases this week, 88 probable cases, 842 negative test results
• Manor, ZIP code 15665: 88 confirmed cases, one new case this week, 44 probable cases, 310 negative test results
• Penn Borough, ZIP code 15675: 41 confirmed cases, no new cases this week, 30 probable cases, 211 negative test results
• Claridge, ZIP code 15623: 36 confirmed cases, one new case this week, eight probable cases, 212 negative test results

A significant portion of Penn Township is grouped under the Irwin 15642 ZIP code. That ZIP code has seen a total of 2,488 confirmed cases, up 36 from the week prior.

Penn-Trafford School District has reported a total of 123 covid cases since the school year began, including two new cases reported in the last week. Westmoreland County has had a total of 18,231 confirmed cases, 7,201 probable cases, 642 covid deaths and 83,532 negative tests since the start of the pandemic.

A large spike in cases in the county began in September and peaked Dec. 10 with 747 positive cases in a single day. Case counts have been declining steadily, but remain well above pre-September levels.