The State Department of Health is releasing more specific information as to where Covid-19 is hitting across the state, using zip codes to show where the pandemic is hitting the hardest.
That zip code map is now on the State Department of Health’s Website. It comes after officials from several counties, including nearby Westmoreland, lobbied for weeks to have the locations of Covid-19 cases released to them. Officials in Westmoreland County said they wanted the information as a measure of protection for their first responders, as they can alert them to a potential hot spot, and it will help predict where shortages in personal protection equipment could be.
As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jefferson County was reporting only three people who had tested positive. On the map, the number of cases in each area of the county has been redacted due to the low numbers.
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