COVID regional data
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from Dec. 22 to Jan. 4 are:
Butler County
New cases: 306
Confirmed cases: 40,762
Probable cases: 13,210
New deaths: 2
Deaths: 819
Pennsylvania
New cases: 28,684
Total cases: 3,431,861
New deaths: 236
Total deaths: 49,034
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 262,888 confirmed cases, 69,437 probable, 3,720 deaths
Armstrong: 15,251 confirmed, 2,745 probable, 380 deaths
Beaver: 39,124 confirmed, 8,975 probable, 814 deaths
Clarion: 8,102 confirmed, 1,605 probable, 217 deaths
Lawrence: 15,397 confirmed, 7,359 probable, 451 deaths
Mercer: 21,506 confirmed, 6,207 probable, 537 deaths
Venango: 11,278 confirmed, 2,256 probable, 264 deaths
Westmoreland: 62,767 confirmed, 34,273 probable, 1,514 deaths
