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 Tuesday are:
Butler County
New cases: 321
Confirmed cases: 37,892
Probable cases: 12,307
New deaths: 4
Deaths: 773
Butler Memorial Hospital
Inpatients: 8
Suspected: 0
Confirmed: 8
ICU: 1
Total tests: 115,413
Outdoor tests: 30,876
Positive tests: 19,074
Note: Butler Memorial Hospital reported one death Aug. 15
Clarion Hospital
Inpatients: 1
Suspected: 0
Confirmed: 1
ICU: 0
Total tests: 24,595
Outdoor tests: 18,803
Positive tests: 5,166
Pennsylvania
New cases: 20,164
Total cases: 3,167,638
New deaths: 102
Total deaths: 46,596
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 245,108 confirmed cases, 64,391 probable, 3,483 deaths
Armstrong: 14,168 confirmed, 2,525 probable, 360 deaths
Beaver: 36,504 confirmed, 8,350 probable, 771 deaths
Clarion: 7,439 confirmed, 1,574 probable, 210 deaths
Lawrence: 14,310 confirmed, 6,677 probable, 436 deaths
Mercer: 20,096 confirmed, 5,754 probable, 514 deaths
Venango: 10,343 confirmed, 2,062 probable, 250 deaths
Westmoreland: 58,286 confirmed, 31,588 probable, 1,433 deaths
