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 Thursday are:
Butler County
New cases: 13
Confirmed cases: 33,405
Probable cases: 10,974
Negative tests: 75,123
New deaths: 0
Deaths: 727
Pennsylvania
New cases: 821
Total cases: 2,782,174
New deaths: 20
Total deaths: 44,295
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 208,298 confirmed cases, 591,824 negative, 3,288 deaths
Armstrong: 12,958 confirmed, 22,105 negative, 340 deaths
Beaver: 32,848 confirmed, 73,186 negative, 732 deaths
Clarion: 6,699 confirmed, 11,843 negative, 203 deaths
Lawrence: 13,085 confirmed, 28,105 negative, 412 deaths
Mercer: 18,165 confirmed, 41,972 negative, 496 deaths
Venango: 9,356 confirmed, 16,130 negative, 237 deaths
Westmoreland: 52,372 confirmed, 132,267 negative, 1,363 deaths
