35 new covid-19 cases reported in Westmoreland County
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Friday reported 35 new covid-19 cases and no new deaths in Westmoreland County.
The numbers bring the countywide case total to 952 and death total to 39. That includes 26 probable cases.
Probable cases are “patients who have a positive serology test and either covid-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure,” according to a statement from the department.
The department reported 21 new cases Thursday, 33 on Wednesday, 35 on Tuesday and 27 on Monday.
In Westmoreland County, 21,424 people have tested negative for the virus.
According to the Department of Health, there are 93,876 cases and 6,880 deaths statewide.
All of Pennsylvania is in the green phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s reopening plan, with Westmoreland switching to green June 5.
Megan Swift is a TribLive reporter covering trending news in Western Pennsylvania. A Murrysville native, she joined the Trib full time in 2023 after serving as editor-in-chief of The Daily Collegian at Penn State. She previously worked as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the Trib for three summers. She can be reached at mswift@triblive.com.
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