COVID 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: 13
Confirmed cases: 33,509
Probable cases: 11,027
Negative tests: 75,474
New deaths: 1
Deaths: 734
Pennsylvania
New cases: 1,648
Total cases: 2,795,539
New deaths: 10
Total deaths: 44,474
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 209,420 confirmed cases, 593,941 negative, 3,301 deaths
Armstrong: 12,985 confirmed, 22,210 negative, 341 deaths
Beaver: 32,934 confirmed, 73,487 negative, 739 deaths
Clarion: 6,709 confirmed, 11,938 negative, 202 deaths
Lawrence: 13,105 confirmed, 28,232 negative, 414 deaths
Mercer: 18,201 confirmed, 42,104 negative, 496 deaths
Venango: 9,364 confirmed, 16,202 negative, 238 deaths
Westmoreland: 52,510 confirmed, 132,766 negative, 1,370 deaths
