Westmoreland County adds 13 new covid-19 cases
Westmoreland County added 13 new covid-19 cases Thursday, according to the state Department of Health.
Twelve of the new coronavirus cases are confirmed and one is probable.
The county’s coronavirus case total is now 1,586. Of those cases, 1,542 are confirmed and 44 probable.
No new deaths were reported Thursday, and the county death total remains at 47.
There are currently eight covid-19 patients hospitalized, according to the state’s dashboard. Of those, one is on a ventilator.
New cases reported a month and two months ago are similar and lower, respectively, to Thursday’s numbers. There were 16 new covid-19 cases reported July 13 and four new cases reported June 13.
Westmoreland County surpassed 1,000 covid-19 cases July 13 and cracked 1,500 cases Aug. 7.
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