COVID update
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health and Butler Health System.
COVID-19 statistics from Wednesday through Tuesday are:
Butler County
New cases: 275
Confirmed cases: 35,395
Probable cases: 11,606
New deaths: 2
Deaths: 752
Pennsylvania
New cases: 20,281
Total cases: 2,975,031
New deaths: 167
Total deaths: 45,580
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 227,751 confirmed cases, 59,977 probable, 3,392 deaths
Armstrong: 13,463 confirmed, 2,377 probable, 349 deaths
Beaver: 34,587 confirmed, 7,749 probable, 761 deaths
Clarion: 7,029 confirmed, 1,552 probable, 209 deaths
Lawrence: 13,517 confirmed, 6,139 probable, 426 deaths
Mercer: 18,975 confirmed, 5,342 probable, 504 deaths
Venango: 9,796 confirmed, 1,992 probable, 247 deaths
Westmoreland: 55,032 confirmed, 29,149 probable, 1,402 deaths
