COVID-19 update
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from Thursday are:
Butler County
New cases: 7
Confirmed cases: 33,365
Probable cases: 10,969
Negative tests: 74,890
New deaths: 0
Deaths: 725
Pennsylvania
New cases: 726
Total cases: 2,777,986
New deaths: 28
Total deaths: 44,180
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 207,960 confirmed cases, 590,391 negative, 3,280 deaths
Armstrong: 12,942 confirmed, 22,058 negative, 339 deaths
Beaver: 32,825 confirmed, 72,997 negative, 731 deaths
Clarion: 6,691 confirmed, 11,802 negative, 203 deaths
Lawrence: 13,067 confirmed, 28,033 negative, 412 deaths
Mercer: 18,154 confirmed, 41,877 negative, 496 deaths
Venango: 9,353 confirmed, 16,074 negative, 236 deaths
Westmoreland: 52,327 confirmed, 131,981 negative, 1,361 deaths
