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 far as Indiana County goes, the 15701 zip code, which covers Indiana Borough, White Township, along with other surrounding areas, has the highest number of Coronavirus cases at 18. The 15717 zip code, which includes Blairsville and does dip into a small area of Westmoreland County, was second with 16 reported cases. The Shelocta area, which is zip code 15774, has six reported cases. There are also several areas on the map that are reporting between one to four cases of Covid-19, but the number of cases in each area has been redacted due to the low numbers. They include Homer City, Clarksburg, Saltsburg, Penn Run, New Florence, Cherry Tree, Glen Campbell, Rochester Mills and Rossiter, while the rest of the county reports no cases.
In total, there were 55 reported cases of Covid-19 in Indiana County and four Coronavirus-related deaths as of Tuesday.
