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In adding 29 cases, the Allegheny County Health Department posted its second lowest count of new instances of covid-19 Monday. Over the past week (Aug. 13-24), the county has announced 428 new cases, more than a 25% decline in new cases from the previous seven-day period — 572 new cases...

Taco Bell is innovating again. This time, the Mexican fast food chain is planning new sites that take advantage of its mobile ordering app. Starting in 2021, the chain said in a press release it will open new smaller restaurants — called Taco Bell Go Mobile — which are 1,325...

Westmoreland County saw seven new cases of coronavirus added to its totals on Monday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. It marks the fifth time in August the new case count was in the single digits. The county has seen 218 new covid cases this month, and a total...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced its lowest number of new coronavirus cases in more than a month on Monday. The department added 384 new cases, the lowest since it posted 328 on July 13. It’s also only the second time since June 17 — exactly two months ago —...

For the fourth straight day, the Allegheny County Health Department posted a lower new covid-19 case count. The county added 71 new cases on Monday, making it the third consecutive day the number was in the 70s. The results come from 944 tests administered from Aug. 11-16. All of the...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced 828 new covid-19 cases on Tuesday, making a solid two weeks in which daily cases were below the 1,000 mark. With its latest tally of cases, Pennsylvania’s total of covid-19 cases stands at 120,281. For the second time in the past week, the state...

Not since June 16 has Westmoreland County seen a day with so few new reported new cases of covid-19. The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced two new cases of coronavirus were added to the county’s total, which now stands at 1,555. Both of those new cases were confirmed. It’s the...

For the first 11 days of July, Allegheny County posted 2,002 new cases of covid-19. In the first 11 days of August, the county had seen its new case count drop by more than 54%. On Tuesday, the county’s health department posted another day — its fifth straight — of...

Westmoreland County saw nine new cases of covid-19 added to its total on Thursday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. For the sixth straight day, the county did not see a covid-19 related death added to its total of 46 to date. After averaging 25 new cases a day...

On Thursday, while the Pennsylvania Department of Health continued to report new covid-19 cases below the 1,000 mark, its death count increased the most since June 25. The department reported 807 new cases of covid-19 across the state. It’s the ninth straight day the state saw triple-digit increases in its...

There were 100 new cases of covid-19 announced by the Allegheny County Health Department on Thursday. Continuing to drop, the county’s seven-day average of newly revealed cases stands at 109. The county hasn’t seen a double-digit seven-day average since July 1. Allegheny County coronavirus by dayInfogram The new cases —...

Westmoreland County saw 19 new coronavirus cases added on Monday, according to a report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. It is the county’s third straight day new cases have been below 20, the first time that’s happened since June 24-26. No new deaths were announced Monday, leaving the county’s...

For the first time since March 23, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced no new deaths from covid-19 on Monday. The news is a stark and welcome contrast to the state’s recent numbers, which has seen 560 coronavirus-related deaths since July 1. “Sometimes after weekends, you may see a small...

For the third straight day, Allegheny County reported new covid-19 case numbers under 100. The county’s Department of Health announced Monday 68 new cases of covid-19, along with one new report of hospitalization and no new deaths. Not since late June has the county posted a three-day stretch of new...

On Friday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 970 new cases of covid-19, the third straight day new incidents were under the 1,000 mark. Health officials posted 13 new deaths, its lowest new count since Monday, when it added only four deaths. On Friday, the department added new deaths in...

Another 27 cases of covid-19 were added to Westmoreland County on Friday, according to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The state also reported one new death, bringing the county’s total to 46. All of the new cases were confirmed, officials said. To date, 1,409 people have been...

Allegheny County saw its second biggest addition of new covid-19 cases Friday, with the county’s Health Department reporting 244 new incidences. The cases come from a batch of tests conducted from over the past month, 30 of which have specimen collection dates from more than two weeks ago. Officials said...

Dunkin’ said it plans to shut down about 800 of its U.S. stores by the end of 2020, according to a release posted Thursday. There was no word on which stores would be closing. A new Dunkin’ store is set to open soon in East Huntingdon’s Countryside Plaza. The doughnut...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced 839 new cases of covid-19 on Monday. For the second straight day, the state reported a new case count below 1,000. There have been a total of 108,264 cases of covid-19 in Pennsylvania since the beginning of the pandemic in March. On Monday, there...

A day after Westmoreland County saw its 10th highest day of new covid-19 cases, just 11 new cases were added Monday. In the same report, the Pennsylvania Department of Health added no new covid-19 deaths to the county’s total of 43. Of the latest batch of individuals testing positive, all...

For a fifth straight day, the Allegheny County Health Department announced a new covid-19 case count below the 200 mark. On Monday, officials reported 180 new cases, the ninth time in the past 10 days the count has been in the 100s; there were 96 cases reported on July 22....

Kennywood Park announced Friday it will operate only five days a week through the remainder of the 2020 season. The West Mifflin amusement park will be shut down Mondays and Tuesdays, Kennywood said via its social media. Some important calendar updates to share: Going forward, Kennywood will be closed on...

For the fourth time in the past week, Westmoreland County’s count of new covid-19 cases was under 20. The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s latest report adds 18 new cases to the county’s total, with one additional death being reported. Of those new positive cases, all have been confirmed. The total...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health posted its highest number of new cases of covid-19 in two and a half months on Friday. The day’s report of 1,213 new cases was the highest new daily total since May 10, when 1,295 new cases were counted. The state has amassed a total...

The Allegheny County Health Department announced a record 22 new hospitalizations for covid-19 on Friday, along with 198 new cases. Both figures represent the third straight day those numbers have gone up. With Friday’s report, Allegheny County surpasses the 7,000 case mark, with a total of 7,015 cases since the...