The Butler Health System said universal mask wearing remains the policy at all of its facilities despite new federal guidelines that say people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer have to wear them.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday updated mask-wearing guidelines by saying fully vaccinated people do not have to wear masks outdoors and in most indoor places, but health care settings are not one of them, according to BHS.

Staff, providers, patients and visitors must continue to wear masks at all BHS facilities, regardless of vaccine status, BHS said.

On Friday, BHS also reported that Butler Memorial Hospital is treating eight COVID-19 patients, including three in the intensive care unit.

Those patients are among the 10,961 confirmed cases in the county reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health during the pandemic.

Statewide, 1,643 new cases reported Friday raise the total to 1,182,922, including 28,227 among health care workers.

In nursing and personal care homes, 71,372 residents and 15,065 employees have COVID-19. Of the deaths in the state, 13,208 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities.

No new deaths were reported in the county, but 27 new deaths across the state bring the total to 26,724.

There are 1,652 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the state, including 390 in intensive care. The 14-day average number of people hospitalized per day is decreasing.

The department also reported 4,091,982 people in the state are fully vaccinated and 1,689,579 people are partially vaccinated.

In the county, 74,396 people are fully vaccinated and 15,204 people are partially vaccinated. A total of 9,534,664 doses have been administered, including 5,781,561 first and single doses and 3,753,103 second doses.