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: 11
Confirmed cases: 33,443
Probable cases: 10,989
Negative tests: 75,311
New deaths: 0
Deaths: 730
Pennsylvania
New cases: 1,178
Total cases: 2,787,687
New deaths: 13
Total deaths: 44,404
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 208,692 confirmed cases, 592,939 negative, 3,294 deaths
Armstrong: 12,967 confirmed, 22,166 negative, 341 deaths
Beaver: 32,878 confirmed, 73,359 negative, 735 deaths
Clarion: 6,706 confirmed, 11,897 negative, 203 deaths
Lawrence: 13,094 confirmed, 28,177 negative, 412 deaths
Mercer: 18,183 confirmed, 42,040 negative, 496 deaths
Venango: 9,363 confirmed, 16,174 negative, 237 deaths
Westmoreland: 52,426 confirmed, 132,536 negative, 1,367 deaths
