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 Wednesday are:
Butler County
New cases: 4
Confirmed cases: 33,392
Probable cases: 10,972
Negative tests: 75,083
New deaths: 0
Deaths: 727
Pennsylvania
New cases: 872
Total cases: 2,781,353
New deaths: 15
Total deaths: 44,275
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 208,249 confirmed cases, 591,580 negative, 3,286 deaths
Armstrong: 12,956 confirmed, 22,100 negative, 340 deaths
Beaver: 32,846 confirmed, 73,154 negative, 732 deaths
Clarion: 6,699 confirmed, 11,837 negative, 203 deaths
Lawrence: 13,084 confirmed, 28,091 negative, 412 deaths
Mercer: 18,164 confirmed, 41,949 negative, 496 deaths
Venango: 9,356 confirmed, 16,126 negative, 236 deaths
Westmoreland: 52,359 confirmed, 132,227 negative, 1,362 deaths
