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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 Friday are:

Butler County

Confirmed cases: 7,535

Probable cases: 3,904

Negative tests: 40,957

Deaths: 278

Butler Memorial hospital

Inpatients: 27

Suspected: 0

Confirmed: 27

ICU: 5

Total tests: 35,435

Outdoor tests: 14,905

Positive tests: 2,262

Clarion hospital

Inpatients: 13

Suspected: 1

Confirmed: 12

ICU: 2

Total tests: 10,972

Outdoor tests: 9,283

Positive tests: 1,731

Pennsylvania

New cases: 6,047

Total cases: 754,611

New deaths: 215

Total deaths: 18,957

Recovered: 76%

Surrounding Counties

Allegheny: 50,696 confirmed cases; 319,068 negative; and 1,302 deaths

Armstrong: 3,367 confirmed cases; 13,059 negative; and 89 deaths

Beaver: 8,606 confirmed cases; 39,996 negative; and 290 deaths

Clarion: 1,527 confirmed cases; 6,590 negative; and 56 deaths

Lawrence: 3,854 confirmed cases; 6,590 negative; and 144 deaths

Mercer: 5,615 confirmed cases; 23,592 negative; and 186 deaths

Venango: 2,354 confirmed cases; 9,175 negative; and 59 deaths

Westmoreland: 16,681 confirmed cases; 77,371 negative; and 523 deaths.

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