91 new covid cases reported in Penn-Trafford area between March 9-31, 2021 triblive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from triblive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Senior members of the 2020-21 Penn-Trafford rifle team include, in front, from left, Connor Watson, Ben DiMatteo, Daniel Newsom and Kyle Dynys; and in back, Jonathan French, Sonya Mumper, coach Diana Cholock, Brooke Sargent and Declan Mooney (captain).
Penn-Trafford’s coed rifle team saw a seven-game winning streak come to an end with a loss to Hempfield on Feb. 10.
The Spartans, who handed the Warriors only other loss this season, outscored Penn-Trafford, 800-59x to 797-47x.
Penn-Trafford had won seven consecutive matches.
The team was nearly perfect in defeating Butler, 799-48x to 796-58x, and Woodland Hills, 798-61x to 791-42x.
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Harrison Park Elementary School in the Penn-Trafford School District will be closed until Monday due to two active covid cases in the building, according to a statement from Superintendent Matthew Harris.
Students will learn from home Thursday and Friday.
One student and one staff member tested positive for coronavirus within the last two weeks. The student case was reported Wednesday evening.
The decision to close the school was made in accordance with guidelines from the state Department of Health and Department of Education, according to Harris.
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Covid cases in the Penn-Trafford-Jeannette area continued to drop over the last week, with 27 new cases in the seven-day period ending Feb. 2, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Since the pandemic began in March, the six ZIP codes covering most of the three communities have seen a total of 1,620 confirmed cases as of Feb. 2, up from 1,593 on Jan. 26.
Residents of these six ZIP codes have taken a total of 8,999 coronavirus tests, 18% of which were positive. Since Jan. 19, 166 tests were administered, 16.27% of which were positive, marking the first time in months that the average positivity rate for the week was below that of the pandemic as a whole.
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The Penn-Trafford-Jeannette area had 63 confirmed new covid cases in the last six days, a slight dip from the week prior, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Since the pandemic began in March, the six ZIP codes covering most of the three communities have seen a total of 1,549 confirmed cases as of Jan. 19, up from 1,486 on Jan. 13.
Residents of these six ZIP codes have taken a total of 9,025 coronavirus tests, 16.5% of which were positive. Since Jan. 7, 296 tests were administered, 21.3% of which were positive.