A state report Thursday attributed another 12 confirmed COVID cases to Butler County.

According to Thursday's report by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Butler County's confirmed case count is 649, which represents the total since the beginning of the pandemic. Sixteen Butler County residents have died due to complications from the virus.

Both Wednesday and Thursday, the county added 31 cases, but a widely publicized delay in testing results could be to blame.

At 1 p.m. Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf and members of hold a news conference regarding a report from the Health Disparity Task Force.

The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health.

Thursday's COVID-19 statistics:

Confirmed cases: 649Probable cases: 58Negative tests: 15,072Deaths: 16

New cases: 991Total cases: 122,121New deaths: 24Total deaths: 7,409Recovered: 78 percent

Allegheny: 8,947 confirmed cases; 126,924 negative; and 260 deathsArmstrong: 236 confirmed; 4,409 negative; and 8 deathsBeaver: 1,336 confirmed; 13,913 negative; and 93 deathsClarion: 79 confirmed; 2,179 negative; and 2 deathsLawrence: 360 confirmed; 5,701 negative; and 16 deathsMercer: 413 confirmed; 8,644 negative; and 12 deathsVenango: 52 confirmed and 3,698 negativeWestmoreland: 1,542 confirmed; 32,901 negative; and 47 deaths.