COVID update
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from Tuesday are:
Butler County
New cases: 8
Confirmed cases: 33,388
Probable cases: 10,973
Negative tests: 75,047
New deaths: 0
Deaths: 727
Pennsylvania
New cases: 560
Total cases: 2,780,481
New deaths: 22
Total deaths: 44,260
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 208,194 confirmed cases, 591,341 negative, 3,285 deaths
Armstrong: 12,954 confirmed, 22,093 negative, 340 deaths
Beaver: 32,840 confirmed, 73,111 negative, 732 deaths
Clarion: 6,698 confirmed, 11,828 negative, 203 deaths
Lawrence: 13,079 confirmed, 28,073 negative, 412 deaths
Mercer: 18,162 confirmed, 41,942 negative, 496 deaths
Venango: 9,356 confirmed, 16,113 negative, 236 deaths
Westmoreland: 52,351 confirmed, 132,187 negative, 1,362 deaths
