Westmorland County experienced nearly 50% fewer cases of covid-19 in August than in July.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday added six new cases, bringing the county’s total for August to 406. That total is 47% less than July’s 763 cases. Westmoreland County has seen a total of 1,815 cases since the pandemic began in March.
The state added no new deaths in Westmoreland County, leaving the total at 49 to date. The county has not added a new death since Aug. 19.
In all of August, Westmoreland added three new deaths, as compared to the eight added in July.
With regard to Monday’s six new covid cases, four have been confirmed and two are considered probable.
