Westmoreland County adds 16 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County added 16 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
The county’s total grew to 1,438 positive covid-19 cases, which includes 1,400 confirmed cases and 38 probable cases.
There were no new deaths added to the county’s toll, so deaths attributed to coronavirus remain at 46.
The county’s seven-day average of cases dropped to 19.
August has seen a drop in cases after there were 763 cases reported in July, about 53% of its total since March, when the pandemic began.
Frank Carnevale is the TribLive multimedia editor. He started at the Trib in 2016 and has been part of several news organizations, including the Providence Journal and Orlando Sentinel. He can be reached at fcarnevale@triblive.com.
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