COVID update
The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from Wednesday are:
Butler County
New cases: 290
Confirmed cases: 31,115
Probable cases: 10,611
Negative tests: 73,389
New deaths: 3
Deaths: 666
Butler Memorial Hospital
Inpatients: 46
Suspected: 0
Confirmed: 46
ICU: 3
Total tests: 100,663
Outdoor tests: 29,659
Positive tests: 16,611
Note: 1 death reported Jan. 25, 1 death Jan. 26 and 1 death Jan. 27.
Clarion Hospital
Inpatients: 6
Suspected: 0
Confirmed: 6
ICU: 2
Total tests: 20,903
Outdoor tests: 17,291
Positive tests: 4,428
Note: 1 death reported Jan. 19.
Pennsylvania
New cases: 16,695
Total cases: 2,622,134
New deaths: 325
Total deaths: 40,257
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 192,973 confirmed cases, 578,572 negative, 2,954 deaths
Armstrong: 12,183 confirmed, 21,792 negative, 299 deaths
Beaver: 30,203 confirmed, 71,841 negative, 667 deaths
Clarion: 6,265 confirmed, 11,556 negative, 185 deaths
Lawrence: 12,346 confirmed, 27,527 negative, 374 deaths
Mercer: 17,338 confirmed, 40,952 negative, 458 deaths
Venango: 8,780 confirmed, 15,745 negative, 217 deaths
Westmoreland: 48,478 confirmed, 129,807 negative, 1,231 deaths