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With new covid-19 deaths reported, Westmoreland County reached a milestone Tuesday. The eight new coronavirus-related deaths reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health bring the county’s total to 250 deaths. To put deaths in Westmoreland County in perspective, it took from March 19 (when the county’s first cases were reported)...

Pennsylvania reported the most new covid-19 cases in a single day Friday. The state’s 11,763 new cases eclipse Thursday’s 11,406 case count, which was the previous high. In the past two days, there have been 23,169 cases reported. From the start of the pandemic in March, it took the state...

Westmoreland County set another high for new covid-19 cases Friday, marking a second straight day a record was set. There were 412 new cases reported Friday, following Thursday’s 400 case count. In the past two days, the county has recorded more covid cases (812) than it did in its first...

Allegheny County saw a new high Friday for covid-19 deaths. There were 26 deaths reported, according to the county Health Department. This comes a day after a previous high (20) for coronavirus-related deaths were reported Thursday. Ages of new deaths are 50 and older, with two people in their 50s,...

The 12 Days of Christmas will cost you less than half of what it did in 2019. But you’re getting less gifts because of covid-19. “The true cost of Christmas decreased in 2020, as this year’s index accounts for cancellations of many live performances,” PNC said on their rundown of...

WWE legend and Hall of Famer Pat Patterson has died, according to the wrestling company. Patterson was 79. Born Pierre Clermont, he was the first WWE Intercontinental Champion and thought to be the first openly gay wrestling star, which he detailed in his 2016 book, “Accepted: How the First Gay...

Pennsylvania reported 8,291 new covid-19 cases Wednesday, per the state Department of Health. The new cases represent the second-highest amount of new daily cases reported. To this point, the most new cases came Nov. 26 when 8,425 were reported. For the second consecutive day, the state also reported the highest...

A day after Westmoreland County reached 200 covid-19 deaths, a new daily record was set. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Wednesday the county has 15 new coronavirus-related deaths, a single-day record. It brings the total deaths to 219. The seven-day death total (Nov. 26 through Wednesday) reached 47 deaths,...

Allegheny County reported 508 new covid-19 cases Wednesday, according to the county Health Department. Ages of new cases range from 3 months to 100 years old, with a median age of 47 years old. Dates of positive tests are from Nov. 14 through Tuesday, with only 14 positive tests being...

Pennsylvania reported 6,669 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, according to the state’s Department of Health. There were also 81 new deaths reported, all of which were from November. Tuesday’s figures bring total cases and total deaths to 321,070 and 9,951, respectively. In the state, there are 3,897 covid-19 patients hospitalized, with...

Westmoreland County set highs for three covid-19 statistics Tuesday. Seven-day total cases (1,465) and seven-day total deaths (36) are both records. The seven-day average of new daily cases (209) is also a record. Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram There were 240 new covid-19 cases and five new deaths reported Tuesday...

Allegheny County set records Tuesday for seven-day total of new covid-19 cases and seven-day average of new cases. From Nov. 18 to Tuesday, 3,810 cases of coronavirus were reported, beating the previous record (3,671) by 139 cases. Over that same span, the average daily cases reported was 544. Allegheny County...

Pennsylvania reported 5,900 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, the new high for daily cases in the state. With the new cases, the seven-day case total stands at 36,856 for the period of Nov. 11 through Tuesday. The seven-day case average is 5,265. Both figures are new records in Pennsylvania. There were...

With Tuesday’s figures, Westmoreland County set new highs for the seven-day covid-19 case total and seven-day case average. Cases from Nov. 11 to Tuesday are 1,128 and average new daily cases are 161 over that time. There were 155 new covid-19 cases and two deaths reported Tuesday. Total cases and...

After record-setting case counts over the past week in Allegheny County, new covid-19 cases have come down a bit. The Allegheny County Health Department reported 288 additional cases Tuesday. The new cases are a near split, with 145 confirmed and 143 probable. In November, Allegheny County has seen a 30%...

Pennsylvania broke a record again for most new reported covid-19 cases Tuesday with 4,361 cases. The new case record was previously 4,035 cases set by Saturday’s figures. Prior to November, daily case numbers in the state had never reached 3,000 new cases. So far this month, there have been two...

Westmoreland County has 119 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Five new coronavirus-related deaths were reported, as well. Total cases now stand at 5,293 and total deaths are 123. Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram In the county, there are currently 56 covid-19 patients hospitalized, with...

Allegheny County reported 317 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, the second most the county has seen. One new coronavirus-related death was reported, as well. Total cases now stand at 17,973 and the death toll increased to 448. Allegheny County coronavirus by dayInfogram In Allegheny County, there are currently 214 covid-19 patients...

Pennsylvania reported 2,751 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, per the state Department of Health. New coronavirus cases in the state represent the largest daily increase to date, according to the state. The coronavirus death toll in Pennsylvania continued to grow as 23 new deaths were reported. All 23 deaths reported Tuesday...

Westmoreland County had the most new covid-19 deaths since May reported Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The four coronavirus-related deaths are the most since May 18, when a record six were reported. The county also had 72 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, a case count that would have...

Allegheny County reported 106 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, according to the county Health Department. One new coronavirus-related death was reported, as well. Total cases increased to 15,101 and total deaths are now 422. Allegheny County coronavirus by dayInfogram In the county, there are currently 154 covid-19 patients hospitalized, with 22...

Pennsylvania reported 1,557 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, according to the state Department of Health. In addition, 33 new coronavirus-related deaths were reported, the second-most reported in October. All of the reported new deaths are from October. Total cases and total deaths in the state now stand at 184,872 and 8,533,...

Westmoreland County has 64 new covid-19 cases and three new coronavirus-related deaths, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Tuesday’s new reported cases and deaths bring the county’s totals to 3,614 and 74, respectively. There are currently 38 covid-19 patients hospitalized in Westmoreland County, with five on ventilators. Westmoreland County...

Allegheny County reported 103 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, according to the county Health Department. One new coronavirus-related death was also reported Tuesday, an individual in their 90s who died Sunday. The county now has 14,277 cases and 406 deaths. Allegheny County coronavirus by dayInfogram New covid-19 cases have hovered around...