COVID regional data
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from Feb. 23 to March 1 are:
Butler County
New cases: 126
Confirmed cases: 41,673
Probable cases: 13,442
New deaths: 0
Deaths: 835
Pennsylvania
New cases: 8,676
Total cases: 3,520,813
New deaths: 113
Total deaths: 50,281
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 268,068 confirmed cases, 71,210 probable, 3,828 deaths
Armstrong: 15,552 confirmed, 2,807 probable, 386 deaths
Beaver: 39,816 confirmed, 9,145 probable, 844 deaths
Clarion: 8,297 confirmed, 1,603 probable, 223 deaths
Lawrence: 15,634 confirmed, 7,506 probable, 465 deaths
Mercer: 21,934 confirmed, 6,386 probable, 544 deaths
Venango: 11,488 confirmed, 2,317 probable, 272 deaths
Westmoreland: 64,108 confirmed, 35,010 probable, 1,556 deaths
