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 March 2 to 8 are:
Butler County
New cases: 107
Confirmed cases: 41,780
Probable cases: 13,465
New deaths: 0
Deaths: 835
Pennsylvania
New cases: 7,041
Total cases: 3,527,854
New deaths: 117
Total deaths: 50,398
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 268,476 confirmed cases, 71,500 probable, 3,838 deaths
Armstrong: 15,588 confirmed, 2,809 probable, 386 deaths
Beaver: 39,878 confirmed, 9,160 probable, 848 deaths
Clarion: 8,316 confirmed, 1,611 probable, 223 deaths
Lawrence: 15,651 confirmed, 7,521 probable, 465 deaths
Mercer: 21,965 confirmed, 6,438 probable, 546 deaths
Venango: 11,520 confirmed, 2,315 probable, 272 deaths
Westmoreland: 64,233 confirmed, 35,133 probable, 1,557 deaths