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: 9
Confirmed cases: 33,432
Probable cases: 10,990
Negative tests: 75,282
New deaths: 1
Deaths: 730
Pennsylvania
New cases: 1,163
Total cases: 2,786,509
New deaths: 21
Total deaths: 44,391
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 208,565 confirmed cases, 592,750 negative, 3,294 deaths
Armstrong: 12,965 confirmed, 22,149 negative, 341 deaths
Beaver: 32,872 confirmed, 73,324 negative, 735 deaths
Clarion: 6,705 confirmed, 11,885 negative, 203 deaths
Lawrence: 13,092 confirmed, 28,161 negative, 412 deaths
Mercer: 18,180 confirmed, 42,028 negative, 496 deaths
Venango: 9,361 confirmed, 16,163 negative, 237 deaths
Westmoreland: 52,411 confirmed, 132,495 negative, 1,367 deaths
