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: 9
Confirmed cases: 33,310
Probable cases: 10,958
Negative tests: 74,616
New deaths: 1
Deaths: 720
Pennsylvania
New cases: 1,320
Total cases: 2,772,886
New deaths: 30
Total deaths: 43,992
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 207,508 confirmed cases, 588,496 negative, 3,263 deaths
Armstrong: 12,925 confirmed, 22,001 negative, 337 deaths
Beaver: 32,770 confirmed, 72,776 negative, 722 deaths
Clarion: 6,678 confirmed, 11,760 negative, 201 deaths
Lawrence: 13,039 confirmed, 27,938 negative, 410 deaths
Mercer: 18,141 confirmed, 41,663 negative, 495 deaths
Venango: 9,342 confirmed, 16,005 negative, 236 deaths
Westmoreland: 52,235 confirmed, 131,559 negative, 1,358 deaths
