As the transition to yellow phase approaches, Butler Health System sees positive trends and looks to further reopen their services.

According to the Department of Health's Wednesday report, Butler County saw no new COVID-19 cases.

Meanwhile a report from Butler Health System showed a decline in COVID-19 inpatients from last week.

“We are pleased our COVID numbers are going in the 'right' direction supporting reopening activities,” said BHS spokeswoman Jana Panther.

A BHS report on Friday said there were seven COVID-19 inpatients at Butler Memorial Hospital with five of them having confirmed cases of virus. Two of the seven patients were being treated in the Intensive Care Unit.

In Wednesday's report, the hospital had only two COVID-19 inpatients, one of whom had a confirmed case of the virus, and neither patient was in the ICU.

The report comes on the same day the system's Reopening Steering Committee announced further changes in favor of reopening elective services due to the low number of COVID-19 cases.

BHS will reopen inpatient chemical dependency treatment on May 14; reopen the Sleep Lab; and see more properly screened patients in doctors offices.

The system will also be revamping its Surgical Department by going from 50 percent to 75 percent use of their operation rooms beginning May 18. Surgeries will have some restrictions.

“Surgeons are responsible to assess risk and determine which patients should have procedures,” Panther said. “Nursing home patients will not have elective procedures.”

While these changes favor more access to the hospital, COVID-19 is still being considered a threat to patients and some restrictions will remain in place.

“Visitor restrictions remain in place,” Panther said.

The following numbers about the coronavirus pandemic are compiled daily from the Pennsylvania Department of Health's website and regular releases from Butler Health System.

Wednesday's COVID-19 statistics:

Confirmed cases: 197Negative tests: 2,867Deaths: 7

New cases: 707Total cases: 58,698New deaths: 137Total deaths: 3,943Negative tests: 244,171

Inpatients: 2Suspected: 1Confirmed: 1ICU: 0Total tests: 3,561Outdoor tests: 2,258Positive tests: 226

Inpatients: 1Suspected: 0Confirmed: 1ICU: 0Total tests: 739Outdoor tests: 562Positive tests: 28

Allegheny: 1,545 confirmed cases, 20,622 negative test results, and 139 deathsArmstrong: 56 confirmed, 921 negative, and 5 deathsBeaver: 509 confirmed, 2,556 negative, and 78 deathsClarion: 24 confirmed, 565 negative, and 2 deathsLawrence: 71 confirmed, 934 negative, and 7 deathsMercer: 78 confirmed, 975 negative, and 2 deathsVenango: 7 confirmed and 314 negativeWestmoreland: 419 confirmed, 6,266 negative, and 32 deathsThe total cases includes confirmed and probable cases.The total deaths and new deaths include only confirmed deaths, which is a person who tested positive for the virus before their death.