COVID-19 Update 2/2: Statewide recovery rate stays steady at 82%
The death of two residents along with 39 new confirmed cases were added to Butler County's totals Tuesday, but the statewide recovery rate has remained steady.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 8,353 county residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and 330 residents have died from the virus.
Similarly, 850,488 state residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and 21,812 have died from it.
According to the state's COVID-19 Dashboard, the deaths from COVID-19 are largely seen in the elderly population.
Those ages 80 to 89 account for 6,869 deaths; ages 90 to 99 for 5,142; ages 70 to 79 for 4,952; ages 60 to 69 for 2,819; ages 50 to 59 for 962; and age 100 and older for 320.
Despite the deaths and continued addition of cases, the state's recovery rate has reached into the 80th percentile after it dropped as low as 57% in early-December.
“Individuals who have recovered is determined using a calculation, similar to what is being done by several other states,” said the state Department of Health's website. “If a case has not been reported as a death, and it is more than 30 days past the date of their first positive test (or onset of symptoms), then an individual is considered recovered.”
The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the Department of Health.COVID-19 statistics from Tuesday are:<b>Butler County</b>Confirmed cases: 8,353Probable cases: 4,499Negative tests: 43,319Deaths: 330<b>Pennsylvania</b>New cases: 4,410Total cases: 850,488New deaths: 125Total deaths: 21,812Recovered: 82%<b>Surrounding Counties</b>Allegheny: 55,345 confirmed cases; 338,516 negative; and 1,536 deathsArmstrong: 3,659 confirmed cases; 13,906 negative; and 113 deathsBeaver: 9,412 confirmed cases; 42,356 negative; and 323 deathsClarion: 1,666 confirmed cases; 7,224 negative; and 74 deathsLawrence: 4,224 confirmed cases; 16,786 negative; and 170 deathsMercer: 6,070 confirmed cases; 25,131 negative; and 225 deathsVenango: 2,558 confirmed cases; 9,767 negative; and 76 deathsWestmoreland: 17,925 confirmed cases; 81,564 negative; and 610 deaths
