COVID update
The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from Wednesday are:
Butler County
New cases: 14
Confirmed cases: 33,157
Probable cases: 10,922
Negative tests: 74,146
New deaths: 1
Deaths: 702
Pennsylvania
New cases: 1,219
Total cases: 2,760,617
New deaths: 65
Total deaths: 43,486
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 206,657 confirmed cases, 585,543 negative, 3,220 deaths
Armstrong: 12,872 confirmed, 21,907 negative, 333 deaths
Beaver: 32,648 confirmed, 72,421 negative, 712 deaths
Clarion: 6,650 confirmed, 11,691 negative, 197 deaths
Lawrence: 12,990 confirmed, 27,806 negative, 406 deaths
Mercer: 18,084 confirmed, 41,431 negative, 487 deaths
Venango: 9,304 confirmed, 15,929 negative, 231 deaths
Westmoreland: 52,035 confirmed, 130,885 negative, 1,342 deaths
