COVID UPDATE 10/12: County percent positivity rate rises, hospitalization rates remain steady
According to state data, Butler County's spike in cases last week caused a rise in its percent positivity rate, but its hospitalization rate remained steady.
According to the state's COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard, the county added 93 confirmed cases between Oct. 2 and last Thursday, which was 28 more than the week before.
Similarly, the county's percent positivity rate rose to 3.8%, an increase of .6% from the week before.
While the number of COVID-19 cases increased, the number of hospitalizations due to the virus remained the same at .7%.
According to a report Monday by Butler Health System, Butler Memorial Hospital had one inpatient with a confirmed case, a decrease from three reported Friday.
Clarion Hospital reported two inpatients Monday — one was confirmed to have COVID-19, while the other was suspected of having the virus. One of the inpatients was 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 Sunday and Monday are:<b>Butler County</b>Confirmed cases: 1,125Probable cases: 148Negative tests: 24,041Deaths: 25<b>Butler Memorial Hospital</b>Inpatients: 1Suspected: 0Confirmed: 1ICU: 0Total tests: 20,708Outdoor tests: 7,644Positive tests: 335<b>Clarion Hospital</b>Inpatients: 2Suspected: 1Confirmed: 1ICU: 1Total tests: 5,910Outdoor tests: 4,681Positive tests: 151<b>Pennsylvania</b>New cases: 2,254Total cases: 173,304New deaths: 18Total deaths: 8,368Recovered: 81 percent<b>Surrounding Counties</b>Allegheny: 12,717 confirmed cases; 187,199 negative; and 374 deathsArmstrong: 492 confirmed; 7,762 negative; and 18 deathsBeaver: 1,981 confirmed; 21,663 negative; and 133 deathsClarion: 164 confirmed; 3,561 negative; and 3 deathsLawrence: 628 confirmed; 8,300 negative; and 23 deathsMercer: 931 confirmed; 12,798 negative; and 25 deathsVenango: 95 confirmed; 5,5085 negative; and 1 deathWestmoreland: 2,694 confirmed; 46,301 negative; and 64 deaths.
