Westmoreland County reports record 207 new coronavirus cases

Frank Carnevale | Thursday, November 12, 2020 12:21 p.m.

Tribune-Review

The Westmoreland County Courthouse is framed from the roof of the First Commonwealth Building in downtown Greensburg on March 27, 2015.

Westmoreland County on Thursday saw 207 new coronavirus cases, a record number.

Two new deaths were also reported, which follows six that were added on Wednesday. The total number of deaths in the county because of the virus stands at 131.

Pennsylvania, as well as some neighboring counties, have seen a recent spike in cases. The state reported over 5,400 new coronavirus cases, while Allegheny County added over 400 cases on Thursday.

The total number of cases in the county now stands at 5,638 with 4,683 confirmed and 955 probable since the first cases were reported in March.

The county’s seven-day average is 117 cases and the county’s seven-day total cases is 821.

Since the start of the pandemic there have been over 61,000 tests in the county. The overall PCR test positivity rate — the percentage of PCR tests that come back positive — in Westmoreland County was 7.7%.

According to the state’s covid-19 dashboard, 58 Westmoreland County residents are hospitalized for covid-19, with four patients on ventilators.