As Butler County sees flattening levels of COVID-19 cases, the governor's administration plans to pump millions of dollars into a statewide awareness campaign urging Pennsylvanians to unite against the virus.

“Now, more than ever, we need to come together to combat misinformation and do our part to protect the health of our friends and neighbors,” said Dennis Davin, Community and Economic Development secretary, in a news release Friday.

Butler County added seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Wednesday's report by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county added four cases Thursday and three Friday.

Since the pandemic began, 933 county residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and 23 have died.

Butler County reported one death at Butler Memorial Hospital on Thursday, but system officials did not indicate whether the person was a county resident.

In the data collected and reported by the Department of Health, deaths are recorded to the county of official residence, regardless of the location of death or temporary residence elsewhere.

Butler Memorial Hospital reported two inpatients, one of whom is a new hospitalization with a suspected case of the virus. The other is a confirmed case. Neither is being treated in the intensive care unit.

In recent weeks, Gov. Tom Wolf has applauded improving percent positivity rates while being wary of increases in new cases.

“COVID-19 is still impacting Pennsylvanians across the state, so it is especially important that we continue to increase awareness about this virus and remind residents of the steps they can take together to help stop the spread,” Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said.

On Friday, Davin announced the PA Unites Against COVID campaign, which will include paid advertisements to increase awareness about the continued risks of the virus.The campaign will also focus on informing the public about the COVID Alert PA phone application, which was released on all major phone marketplaces this week.The app has an exposure notification system that operates through Bluetooth technology, but it also has an interactive COVID-19 symptom checker, updates on the latest public health data about COVID-19 in Pennsylvania and advice for what to do if you have a potential exposure to COVID-19.The campaign will use $3.8 million of funding from a federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity grant.“PA Unites Against COVID is a statewide communications effort that encourages every entity in the state — individuals and families, businesses, systems, and institutions — to come together in the fight against COVID-19,” Davin said.