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 Tuesday are:
Butler County
New cases: 21
Confirmed cases: 33,657
Probable cases: 11,076
Negative tests: 75,723
New deaths: 2
Deaths: 740
Pennsylvania
New cases: 2,173
Total cases: 2,812,954
New deaths: 13
Total deaths: 44,629
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 211,261 confirmed cases, 595,321 negative, 3,312 deaths
Armstrong: 13,016 confirmed, 22,326 negative, 343 deaths
Beaver: 33,065 confirmed, 73,706 negative, 742 deaths
Clarion: 6,724 confirmed, 11,994 negative, 202 deaths
Lawrence: 13,127 confirmed, 28,359 negative, 415 deaths
Mercer: 18,256 confirmed, 42,201 negative, 496 deaths
Venango: 9,385 confirmed, 16,255 negative, 238 deaths
Westmoreland: 52,725 confirmed, 133,095 negative, 1,373 deaths
