The Butler Health System said universal mask wearing remains the policy at all of its facilities despite new federal guidelines that say people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer have to wear them.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday updated mask-wearing guidelines by allowing fully vaccinated people to not wear masks outdoors and in most indoor places, but health care settings are not one of them, according to BHS.

Staff, providers, patients and visitors must continue to wear masks at all BHS facilities, regardless of vaccine status, BHS said.

On Friday, BHS also reported that Butler Memorial Hospital is treating eight COVID-19 patients, including three in the intensive care unit.

Those patients are among the 10,961 confirmed cases in the county reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Statewide, 1,643 new cases reported Friday raises the total to 1,182,922, including 28,227 among health care workers.

In nursing and personal care homes, 71,372 residents and 15,065 employees have COVID-19. Of the deaths in the state, 13,208 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.

No new deaths were reported in the county, but 27 new deaths across the state brings the total to 26,724.

There are 1,652 people hospitalized with COVID-19, including 390 in intensive care. The 14-day average number of people hospitalized per day is decreasing.

The department also reported 4,091,982 people in the state are fully vaccinated and 1,689,579 people are partially vaccinated.

In the county, 74,396 people are fully vaccinated and 15,204 people are partially vaccinated.

A total of 9,534,664 doses have been administered, including 5,781,561 first and single doses and 3,753,103 second doses.

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 Friday are:<b>Butler County</b>Confirmed cases: 10,961Probable cases: 6,224Negative tests: 52,641Deaths: 412<b>Butler Memorial Hospital</b>Inpatients: 8Suspected: 0Confirmed: 8ICU: 3Total tests: 47,909Outdoor tests: 18,220Positive tests: 3,768<b>Clarion Hospital</b>Inpatients: 0Suspected: 0Confirmed: 0ICU: 0Total tests: 13,338Outdoor tests: 11,291Positive tests: 2,148<b>Pennsylvania</b>New cases: 1,643Total cases: 1,182,922New deaths: 27Total deaths: 26,724Recovered: 91%<b>Surrounding Counties</b>Allegheny: 75,780 confirmed cases; 411,408 negative; and 1,938 deathsArmstrong: 4,663 confirmed; 17,017 negative; and 136 deathsBeaver: 12,353 confirmed; 52,093 negative; and 380 deathsClarion: 2,047 confirmed; 8,948 negative; and 91 deathsLawrence: 5,373 confirmed; 20,206 negative; and 207 deathsMercer: 7,332 confirmed; 30,371 negative; and 255 deathsVenango: 3,094 confirmed; 11,810 negative; and 93 deathsWestmoreland: 22,709 confirmed; 97,645 negative; and 753 deaths