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COVID-19 Regional Update

The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health.

Friday’s COVID-19 statistics:

Butler County

Confirmed cases: 549

Probable cases: 48

Negative tests: 12,483

Deaths: 15

Butler Memorial hospital

Inpatients: 5

Suspected: 2

Confirmed: 3

ICU: 1

Total tests: 13,959

Outdoor tests: 5,282

Positive tests: 292

Clarion hospital

Inpatients: 4

Suspected: 1

Confirmed: 3

ICU: 0

Total tests: 2,898

Outdoor tests: 2,125

Positive tests: 77

Pennsylvania

New cases: 970

Total cases: 112,048

New deaths: 13

Total deaths: 7,189

Recovered: 75 percent

Surrounding Counties

Allegheny: 7,864 confirmed cases; 109,002 negative; and 230 deaths

Armstrong: 178 confirmed; 3,768 negative; and 6 deaths

Beaver: 1,179 confirmed; 11,392 negative; and 88 deaths

Clarion: 72 confirmed; 1,819 negative; and 2 deaths

Lawrence: 293 confirmed; 4,827 negative; and 11 deaths

Mercer: 292 confirmed; 7,270 negative; and 9 deaths

Venango: 46 confirmed and 3,121 negative

Westmoreland: 1,371 confirmed; 28,832 negative; and 46 deaths.

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