Butler County municipalities will soon apply for a piece of an $8 million federally funded pie.

According to a news release Tuesday, the Butler County Board of Commissioners have allocated $8 million to cover expenses to municipalities relating to the coronavirus pandemic.

The allocation comes from a total of $17 million the county received through the U.S. Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.

“Our municipalities like all local levels of government have been impacted by the COVID-19,” said County Commissioner Kim Geyer in an interview Tuesday.

As county officials announced the measure Tuesday, Butler County continued its bout with the virus Tuesday by adding nine confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the daily report by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

The county has a total of 565 confirmed cases since the pandemic began with a death toll of 15.

Commissioners will host phone meetings with municipal officials to help guide them through the application process and to answer any questions.

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The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health.Tuesday's COVID-19 statistics:<b>Butler County</b>Confirmed cases: 565Probable cases: 50Negative tests: 13,115Deaths: 15<b>Pennsylvania</b>New cases: 854Total cases: 115,009New deaths: 23Total deaths: 7,232Recovered: 75 percent<b>Surrounding Counties</b>Allegheny: 8,213 confirmed cases; 114,321 negative; and 237 deathsArmstrong: 191 confirmed; 3,966 negative; and 6 deathsBeaver: 1,228 confirmed; 11,867 negative; and 89 deathsClarion: 74 confirmed; 1,883 negative; and 2 deathsLawrence: 305 confirmed; 5,031 negative; and 12 deathsMercer: 321 confirmed; 7,627 negative; and 9 deathsVenango: 47 confirmed and 3,250 negativeWestmoreland: 1,426 confirmed; 29,968 negative; and 46 deaths