Weekend case surge includes SRU spike
Butler County saw a spike of 32 COVID-19 cases Friday, the largest one-day count since July 20, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health website.
The rise can be contributed in part to the surge in coronavirus cases at Slippery Rock University.
According to the SRU website, the university has seen 42 cases since Aug. 20 and 31 since Aug. 31.
The countywide numbers dropped to three cases Saturday and nine Sunday, according to the department of health.
Butler County now has seen 799 confirmed cases with 80 probable cases since Jan. 1.
The county’s death toll remained at 19.
The state’s COVID-19 numbers were up to date as of noon Monday.
Statewide, 1,211 cases were reported Saturday and Sunday, bringing the total since the pandemic began to 135,862.
There have been 1.6 million negative tests in the commonwealth and 7,780 deaths.
Surrounding counties have continued to see a decline in cases.
Allegheny County saw 104 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend and marked a fourth consecutive day of improved numbers.
Armstrong County reported no new cases on Saturday, but added three on Sunday.
Nationally, cases rose to 6.2 million over the weekend, an increase of nearly 80,000, according to the CDC.
The death toll climbed to 188,513.
Following is a breakdown of surrounding counties since the pandemic began:
- Allegheny: 10,444 confirmed; 366 probable; 153,765 negative; 327 deaths
- Armstrong: 349 confirmed; 3 probable; 5,695 negative; 12 deaths
- Beaver: 1,663 confirmed; 47 probable; 17,413 negative; 102 deaths
- Clarion: 91 confirmed; 11 probable; 2,775 negative; 3 deaths
- Lawrence: 414 confirmed; 60 probable; 6,886 negative; 21 deaths
- Mercer: 526 confirmed; 74 probable; 10,323 negative; 13 deaths
- Venango: 57 confirmed; 17 probable; 4,181 negative; 1 death
- Westmoreland: 1,833 confirmed; 64 probable; 38,557 negative; 49 deaths.
