Murrysville-Export-Delmont covid figures tallied for the week of May 10, 2021
May 10—The most recent data from the state Department of Health shows 1,477 coronavirus cases in the Murrysville area since the pandemic started in March 2020.
In the past week, 15 new cases were reported.
The health department this week released updated figures for the three ZIP codes that comprise the area.
The largest number, 684, are from residents in the 15668 area, which is strictly Murrysville. That represents an additional seven cases since April 20.
In the 15632 area, which encompasses Export, much of eastern Murrysville and a slice of Washington Township, there were 503 cases — up by four.
And there have been 290 cases in the 15626 area, which includes Delmont along with small slivers of Murrysville and Salem, which is up four.
Probable cases across the three ZIP codes have numbered 760 since last March.
There have been 7,454 negative test results in those areas, figures show. Of the total tests administered — 9,691 — the region has seen just over 15% come back positive. That percentage has stayed consistent over roughly the past month.
The Franklin Regional School District has installed a covid-19 tracking feature on its website, FRSDk12.org, under the "Covid-19 Information" tab. As of May 10, there were three active cases, one at the middle school, and two at Sloan Elementary School.
According to the state's tracking website, in Westmoreland County there have been 22,595 confirmed cases, 10,752 probable cases, 97,159 negative tests and 748 deaths since the outbreak began.
Despite a small spike in late June and early July, the county's daily confirmed positive test counts had remained relatively low until a sharp uptick beginning in late September. That number went back and forth, but skyrocketed far beyond the pandemic's early stages, reaching a record single-day high of 747 reported on Dec. 10.
After a handful of single-day spikes in the days following the Christmas and New Year's holidays, countywide numbers had been slowly decreasing since early December. Daily case counts begun rising since early March, mirroring a nationwide trend in cases.
Patrick Varine is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Patrick at 724-850-2862, pvarine@triblive.com or via Twitter .
