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COVID-19 Regional Update

The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health and Butler Health System.

COVID-19 statistics from Thursday and Friday are:

Butler County

Confirmed cases: 2,993

Probable cases: 1,253

Negative tests: 33,335

Deaths: 70

Butler Memorial hospital

Inpatients: 38

Suspected: 3

Confirmed: 35

ICU: 7

Total tests: 26,766

Outdoor tests: 11,216

Positive tests: 465

Clarion hospital

Inpatients: 19

Suspected: 2

Confirmed: 17

ICU: 7

Total tests: 8,878

Outdoor tests: 7,445

Positive tests: 783

Pennsylvania

New cases: 15,785

Total cases: 343,614

New deaths: 139

Total deaths: 10,234

Recovered: 61 percent

Surrounding Counties

Allegheny: 23,038 confirmed cases; 254,740 negative; and 501 deaths

Armstrong: 1,486 confirmed cases; 10,789 negative; and 40 deaths

Beaver: 3,467 confirmed cases; 30,897 negative; and 156 deaths

Clarion: 598 confirmed cases; 5,340 negative; and 9 deaths

Lawrence: 1,615 confirmed cases; 11,631 negative; and 66 deaths

Mercer: 2,277 confirmed cases; 18,105 negative; and 49 deaths

Venango: 697 confirmed cases; 7,424 negative; and 8 deaths

Westmoreland: 6,837 confirmed cases; 62,546 negative; and 187 deaths.

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