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: 17
Confirmed cases: 33,674
Probable cases: 11,088
Negative tests: 75,756
New deaths: 2
Deaths: 740
Pennsylvania
New cases: 2,564
Total cases: 2,815,518
New deaths: 12
Total deaths: 44,641
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 211,502 confirmed cases, 595,416 negative, 3,314 deaths
Armstrong: 13,022 confirmed, 22,339 negative, 343 deaths
Beaver: 33,082 confirmed, 73,721 negative, 742 deaths
Clarion: 6,726 confirmed, 12,004 negative, 202 deaths
Lawrence: 13,127 confirmed, 28,377 negative, 415 deaths
Mercer: 18,263 confirmed, 42,218 negative, 496 deaths
Venango: 9,391 confirmed, 16,256 negative, 238 deaths
Westmoreland: 52,763 confirmed, 133,117 negative, 1,373 deaths
