Butler County added 33 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 over two days.

According to multiple reports by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the county added 14 confirmed cases Tuesday and 19 on Wednesday. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 1,252 county residents have tested positive for the virus.

As of Wednesday, the county's death toll remained at 27, but despite the lack of additional deaths, the county's latest trend is following a statewide rise in cases.

In the past two weeks, Butler County has added an average of 14 confirmed cases per day. But in September, the county population averaged eight new confirmed cases per day.

The state has consistently averaged more than 1,000 new cases over the past two weeks. Wednesday was no exception as the state added 1,425 positive results. The statewide total for the entirety of the pandemic stands at 186,297.

Health officials nationwide have warned about a resurgence coinciding with this year's flu season, and state officials believe this is the beginning of that.

On Wednesday, BHS reported inpatient numbers seeing a plateau in Butler Memorial Hospitals numbers, but a rise at Clarion Hospital.

Butler Memorial remained at the same level as Monday's report with four inpatients, all with confirmed cases of COVID-19. However, the hospital is reporting only one of those patients being treated in the intensive care unit, one less than Monday.

Clarion Hospital has five inpatients, an increase of two from Monday. Four of those patients have confirmed cases of the virus. Two of the five COVID-inpatients are being treated in the ICU.

The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health and the Butler Health System.COVID-19 statistics from Tuesday and Wednesday are:<b>Butler County</b>Confirmed cases: 1,252Probable cases: 211Negative tests: 25,810Deaths: 27<b>Butler Memorial Hospital</b>Inpatients: 4Suspected: 0Confirmed: 4ICU: 1Total tests: 21,390Outdoor tests: 8,109Positive tests: 347<b>Clarion Hospital</b>Inpatients: 5Suspected: 1Confirmed: 4ICU: 2Total tests: 6,201Outdoor tests: 4,941Positive tests: 189<b>Pennsylvania</b>New cases: 2,982Total cases: 186,297New deaths: 62Total deaths: 8,562Recovered: 79 percent<b>Surrounding CountiesM</b>Allegheny: 13,491 confirmed cases; 199,207 negative; and 397 deathsArmstrong: 558 confirmed; 8,183 negative; and 20 deathsBeaver: 2,092 confirmed; 23,369 negative; and 138 deathsClarion: 142 confirmed; 3,791 negative; and 3 deathsLawrence: 639 confirmed; 8,846 negative; and 27 deathsMercer: 807 confirmed; 13,471 negative; and 25 deathsVenango: 131 confirmed; 5,489 negative; and 1 deathWestmoreland: 3,309 confirmed; 49,104 negative; and 76 deaths