County adds 31 new cases since Monday; SRU number of cases grows
According to Wednesday's report by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Butler County added 31 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Monday's update.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 1,055 county residents have tested positive for the virus. The county's death toll remained at 25.
Butler Health System also reported an increase of two hospitalized COVID-19 patients at Butler Memorial Hospital.
Butler Memorial has three inpatients with two suspected of having the virus and one with a confirmed case. None of the patients are being treated in the intensive care unit.
The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health and the Butler Health System.COVID-19 statistics from Tuesday and Wednesday:<b>Butler CountyConfirmed cases: 1,055Probable cases: 120Negative tests: 23,137Deaths: 25<b>Butler Memorial Hospital</b>Inpatients: 3Suspected: 1Confirmed: 2ICU: 0Total tests: 20,360Outdoor tests: 7,428Positive tests: 333<b>Clarion Hospital</b>Inpatients: 0Suspected: 0Confirmed: 0ICU: 0Total tests: 5,793Outdoor tests: 4,579Positive tests: 132<b>Pennsylvania</b>New cases: 2,345Total cases: 166,552New deaths: 45Total deaths: 8,272Recovered: 81 percent<b>Surrounding Counties</b>Allegheny: 12,297 confirmed cases; 180,615 negative; and 370 deathsArmstrong: 458 confirmed; 7,432 negative; and 18 deathsBeaver: 1,934 confirmed; 20,911 negative; and 132 deathsClarion: 111 confirmed; 3,438 negative; and 3 deathsLawrence: 497 confirmed; 8,033 negative; and 23 deathsMercer: 701 confirmed; 12,381 negative; and 23 deathsVenango: 79 confirmed; 4,907 negative; and 1 deathWestmoreland: 2,383 confirmed; 44,603 negative; and 57 deaths.
