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 Thursday through Wednesday are:
Butler County
New cases: 194
Confirmed cases: 35,719
Probable cases: 11,691
New deaths: 1
Deaths: 754
Butler Memorial Hospital
Inpatients: 11
Suspected: 0
Confirmed: 11
ICU: 1
Total tests: 112,367
Outdoor tests: 30,634
Positive tests: 18,313
Clarion Hospital
Inpatients: 2
Suspected: 0
Confirmed: 2
ICU: 0
Total tests: 23,687
Outdoor tests: 18,507
Positive tests: 4,914
Pennsylvania
New cases: 18,900
Total cases: 3,006,257
New deaths: 109
Total deaths: 45,766
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 230,388 confirmed cases, 60,707 probable, 3,411 deaths
Armstrong: 13,556 confirmed, 2,390 probable, 351 deaths
Beaver: 34,891 confirmed, 7,835 probable, 762 deaths
Clarion: 7,081 confirmed, 1,556 probable, 209 deaths
Lawrence: 13,618 confirmed, 6,202 probable, 426 deaths
Mercer: 19,124 confirmed, 5,422 probable, 506 deaths
Venango: 9,873 confirmed, 2,003 probable, 247 deaths
Westmoreland: 55,516 confirmed, 29,499 probable, 1,407 deaths
