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: 13
Confirmed cases: 33,496
Probable cases: 11,022
Negative tests: 75,425
New deaths: 1
Deaths: 733
Pennsylvania
New cases: 1,641
Total cases: 2,793,891
New deaths: 23
Total deaths: 44,464
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 209,260 confirmed cases, 593,756 negative, 3,299 deaths
Armstrong: 12,985 confirmed, 22,196 negative, 341 deaths
Beaver: 32,923 confirmed, 73,464 negative, 739 deaths
Clarion: 6,709 confirmed, 11,933 negative, 202 deaths
Lawrence: 13,102 confirmed, 28,223 negative, 414 deaths
Mercer: 18,198 confirmed, 42,084 negative, 496 deaths
Venango: 9,364 confirmed, 16,196 negative, 238 deaths
Westmoreland: 52,496 confirmed, 132,713 negative, 1,370 deaths
