Westmoreland County adds 39 more coronavirus cases

Mike Palm | Wednesday, October 7, 2020 3:16 p.m.

Steven Adams | Tribune-Review

Route 30 in North Huntingdon in September.

Westmoreland County added 39 more coronavirus cases for the second day in a row.

The 39 new cases bring the county’s total to 2,539, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

There were no new deaths reported, leaving the county’s total at 57 for the third day.

The county added 191 test results, with 33 confirmed and six probable, for a daily positivity rate of 20.4%. Overall, the county’s positivity result sits at 5.39%.

The county’s seven-day average is 37 cases, the highest it’s been since the first cases were reported in the county in March.

According to the state’s covid-19 dashboard, there are currently 19 coronavirus patients hospitalized in the county. Westmoreland has 88 ventilators, with 11 in use but just one by a covid-19 patient.

Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram

After Westmoreland County Commissioner Doug Chew tested positive for coronavirus, county leaders decided to shut down their courthouse offices and cancel three public meetings this week.