Westmoreland County reports triple-digit covid-19 cases for 2nd day
Westmoreland County on Friday reported 109 new cases of covid-19 after the previous day’s record high of 148.
The county’s 7-day average is at a high of 90 cases. The 7-day total of 630 cases is also a record since the coronavirus outbreak began in March.
One new death was reported in the county for the second consecutive day, bringing the total to 66.
Of the total cases, 3,020 are confirmed and 290 listed as probable. There have been 47,607 patients testing negative.
The county has 40 patients hospitalized for covid-19 with four of those on ventilators. With 88 ventilators in the county, a total of 14 are in use for all patients.
Steven Adams is a Tribune-Review manager/photography. You can contact Steven at sadams@triblive.com.
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