6 additional covid-19 cases reported in Westmoreland County

Westmoreland County’s covid-19 case count rose by six overnight, as figures released Sunday by state health officials show 47 confirmed cases.

That is up from 41 cases in figures released yesterday. There have been no deaths related to the virus in the county, which has been under a stay-at-home order from Gov. Tom Wolf since Friday.

Four more people in Pennsylvania have died from covid-19, increasing the statewide coronavirus death toll to 38, state health officials said Sunday at their daily briefing.

The state reported 643 new cases of covid-19. A total of 3,394 residents had tested positive as of noon Sunday.

Confirmed cases are now present in at least 58 of the state’s 67 counties.

More than 316 people who tested positive for the virus have been hospitalized. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said 110 of the total patients hospitalized required intensive care unit treatment, and 64 people in ICU treatment needed a ventilator.

None of the covid-19 deaths have been children, Levine said.