Butler County saw its fifth death due to the coronavirus, according to Tuesday's state Department of Health report.

No further details were available for the recent death, but this would be the third reported death in the four days.

Juxtaposed to the somber news of another death was one of the brightest development thus far for the staff at Butler Health System.

Spokeswoman Jana Panther said as of Tuesday morning, Butler Memorial Hospital does not have any COVID-19 patients on ventilators.

“BHS discharged its first patient today who had been on a ventilator,” Panther said. “After nearly one month, she went home, and we wish her the very best.”

BHS released a video of Karen Rich being released. Doctors, nurses and health care workers lined the halls as she was wheeled out of BMH.

Additionally, two other patients who had been on ventilation support devices that helped them heal were removed from those devices Tuesday.

“Both of them, after several weeks of no contact with visitors, have been able to do virtual visits with their loved ones,” Panther said.

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Confirmed cases: 143Deaths: 5

New cases: 1,146Total cases: 25,345New deaths: 60Total deaths: 584Negative tests: 108,286

Inpatients: 7Suspected: 0Confirmed: 7ICU: 2Total tests: 1,955Outdoor tests: 1,459Positive tests: 165

Inpatients: 2Suspected: 1Confirmed: 1ICU: 1Total tests: 421Outdoor tests: 347Positive tests: 14

• Allegheny: 893 confirmed cases and 24 deaths• Westmoreland: 231 confirmed cases and 6 deaths• Beaver: 156 confirmed cases and 14 deaths• Lawrence: 51 confirmed cases and 4 deaths• Mercer: 44 confirmed cases• Armstrong: 28 confirmed cases and 1 death• Clarion: 16 confirmed cases• Venango: 6 confirmed cases