Butler County saw a small increase in its COVID-19 numbers Tuesday, the same day state officials touted a new mobile testing unit.

Butler County added three new confirmed cases in Tuesday's report by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Butler County's total stands at 688, which represents the number of Butler County residents who have tested positive for the virus since the beginning of the pandemic. The county's COVID-19 death toll remained at 17.

On Tuesday, state Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine hosted a news conference regarding the Community-Accessible Testing and Education unit, also known as CATE.

The mobile testing unit made its first stop this week in Littlestown, Adams County, with the purpose of providing testing and education for underserved communities across the state.

“This partnership is a step in the right direction to breaking down those barriers to our vision to the Pennsylvania Department of Health of a healthy Pennsylvania for all,” Levine said.

Read more in Wednesday's Butler Eagle.