COVID UPDATE 9/14: County adds 15 more confirmed cases since Friday
Since Friday, Butler County added 15 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 but no new deaths due to the virus, according to state data.
According to daily reports from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Butler County added nine new confirmed cases Saturday, zero on Sunday and six on Monday. No new deaths were added to the county's toll, which remains at 21.
According to Monday's report, the county has had 856 residents test positive for the virus since the beginning of the pandemic.
Butler Health System has reported an increase of one inpatient at Butler Memorial Hospital since its report Friday, and all seven of their current inpatients have confirmed cases of the virus. None of those patients are being treated in the Intensive Care Unit.
The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health and the Butler Health System.
Sunday and Monday's COVID-19 statistics:
<b>Butler CountyConfirmed cases: 856Probable cases: 82Negative tests: 20,059Deaths: 21<b>Butler Memorial Hospital</b>Inpatients: 7Suspected: 0Confirmed: 7ICU: 0Total tests: 18,352Outdoor tests: 6,427Positive tests: 324<b>Clarion Hospital</b>Inpatients: 3Suspected: 1Confirmed: 2ICU: 1Total tests: 5,036Outdoor tests: 3,957Positive tests: 102<b>Pennsylvania</b>New cases: 1,258Total cases: 145,063New deaths: 7Total deaths: 7,869Recovered: 82 percent<b>Surrounding Counties</b>Allegheny: 10,867 confirmed cases; 159,114 negative; and 335 deathsArmstrong: 380 confirmed; 6,113 negative; and 13 deathsBeaver: 1,731 confirmed; 18,090 negative; and 109 deathsClarion: 99 confirmed; 2,906 negative; and 3 deathsLawrence: 423 confirmed; 7,106 negative; and 21 deathsMercer: 582 confirmed; 10,678 negative; and 13 deathsVenango: 60 confirmed; 4,293 negative; and 1 deathWestmoreland: 1,915 confirmed; 39,790 negative; and 49 deaths