According to Wednesday's report by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the state added 705 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 115,714 confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

Butler County added eight confirmed COVID-19 cases Wednesday, according to state reports. The county has had a total of 565 confirmed cases and 15 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

The Wednesday report also compared states and their need for PPE. The metric asked if nursing homes had a one-week supply of specified PPE. The report said of the 695 nursing homes in the state, 12 percent lacked N-95 masks, 9 percent lacked surgical masks and 11 percent lacked gowns.

As of Wednesday's state report, Butler County has had 14 long-term care facilities report cases of COVID-19, which has included 24 residents and 17 employees who contracted the virus. Three people have died due to COVID-19 infiltrating long-term care facilities.

This is a breaking news report — subscribe online or in print to read the full article. The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health.Wednesday's COVID-19 statistics:

Confirmed cases: 573Probable cases: 51Negative tests: 13,293Deaths: 15

Inpatients: 4Suspected: 3Confirmed: 1ICU: 1Total tests: 14,543Outdoor tests: 5,399Positive tests: 296

Inpatients: 3Suspected: 3Confirmed: 0ICU: 1Total tests: 3,215Outdoor tests: 2,404Positive tests: 79

New cases: 705Total cases: 115,714New deaths: 12Total deaths: 7,244Recovered: 76 percent

Allegheny: 8,281 confirmed cases; 115,534 negative; and 239 deathsArmstrong: 195 confirmed; 3,993 negative; and 6 deathsBeaver: 1,234 confirmed; 12,206 negative; and 89 deathsClarion: 74 confirmed; 1,918 negative; and 2 deathsLawrence: 309 confirmed; 5,109 negative; and 12 deathsMercer: 332 confirmed; 7,704 negative; and 9 deathsVenango: 47 confirmed and 3,305 negativeWestmoreland: 1,437 confirmed; 30,307 negative; and 46 deaths