COVID update
The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from Friday, Saturday and Sunday are:
Butler County
New cases: 17
Confirmed cases: 33,337
Probable cases: 10,959
Negative tests: 74,750
New deaths: 2
Deaths: 722
Butler Memorial Hospital
Inpatients: 6
Suspected: 0
Confirmed: 6
ICU: 1
Total tests: 106,611
Outdoor tests: 30,176
Positive tests: 17,500
Clarion Hospital
Inpatients: 0
Suspected: 0
Confirmed: 0
ICU: 0
Total tests: 22,099
Outdoor tests: 17,881
Positive tests: 4,684
Note: Clarion Hospital reported 1 death March 18.
Pennsylvania
New cases: 1,421
Total cases: 2,775,183
New deaths: 39
Total deaths: 44,050
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 207,740 confirmed cases, 589,493 negative, 3,268 deaths
Armstrong: 12,928 confirmed, 22,028 negative, 336 deaths
Beaver: 32,800 confirmed, 72,851 negative, 724 deaths
Clarion: 6,684 confirmed, 11,781 negative, 201 deaths
Lawrence: 13,050 confirmed, 27,996 negative, 411 deaths
Mercer: 18,149 confirmed, 41,765 negative, 495 deaths
Venango: 9,351 confirmed, 16,027 negative, 236 deaths
Westmoreland: 52,287 confirmed, 131,769 negative, 1,359 deaths
