Westmoreland County adds 5 new covid-19 deaths, 119 new cases
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.
In the county, there are currently 56 covid-19 patients hospitalized, with four on ventilators.
New cases have a near half split of confirmed and probable, with 61 confirmed and 58 probable. Tuesday marked the second day in a three-day span that new cases exceeded 100, with 103 covid-19 cases reported Sunday.
The county’s new covid-19 deaths are the most reported in a single day thus far in November.
To this point, there have been 821 cases and 20 deaths reported this month.
Zach Brendza is a Tribune-Review digital producer. You can contact Zach at 724-850-1288, zbrendza@triblive.com or via Twitter .
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