PODS CMS - Counting items within a loop

<?php

//initialize pods
$types = new Pod('press_types');
$press = new Pod('press');

//Get press types sorted by id
$types->findRecords('t.id',-1);

while($types->fetchRecord()){
   $type_slug = $types->get_field('permalink');
   $type_name = $types->get_field('name');
   $type_ID = $types->get_field('id');

?>

<h2 id="<?php echo $type_ID; ?>" class="press_type"><?php echo $type_name; ?></h2>
<ul class="group">

<?php

   //Now query for all press
   //belonging to this press_type slug
   //findRecords([sort by date descending], [return all results],
   //[where press_type matches])
$count = 1;
 $press->findRecords('t.date DESC', -1, 'press_type.permalink LIKE "'. $type_slug .'"');


   while($press->fetchRecord()){
       $press_name = $press->get_field('name');
       $press_date = $press->get_field('date');
	   $project_slug = $press->get_field('permalink');
?>
 <li class="<?php if ($count%3 == 1) { ?> first<?php } ?>"><a href="<?php echo $get_permalink; ?><?php echo $project_slug; ?>">
         <div class="press-image">
<?php foreach ($press->get_field('tear_sheet') as $press_photo) {
  $thumbnail = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $press_photo[ID], 'medium' );
  echo "<img src='$thumbnail[0]' class='press-img'  title='$press_name'/>";}?>
 </div>
        <h3><?php echo $press_name; ?> </h3> <span class="date"><?php echo $press_date; ?></span> </a></li>

<?php
   }
?>
<?php $count++; ?>
</ul>

<?php
}
?>