Butler County's streak of no new coronavirus cases breaks, but the numbers stay low.

According to the state Department of Health's daily report, four more COVID-19 positive cases have been added to Butler County's total of 184.

The county's death toll remains at six, despite another Tuesday spike in deaths statewide. The state added 554 to its death toll.

Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine has attributed these spikes that typically come on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to a lag in reporting and the state's continued data consolidation efforts.

Butler County's four new cases breaks a three-day stretch in which their total positive cases remained at 180.

On April 21, two weeks from Tuesday, there were 162 total positive cases in the county. This means in the last two weeks Butler County, which has a population of 180,000, has added 22 cases.

One of the core measurement used by state officials to determine whether an area is ready to move into yellow has been that the area would have to have less than 50 cases per 100,000 residents. While not the only metric under consideration, state officials have stressed it would difficult to see a region reopening without passing that bar.

In a phone conference with media Tuesday, Gov. Tom Wolf said his administration will continually evaluate when to reopen counties and regions, and he applauded the people of southwestern Pennsylvania for “doing a really good job.”

“I think we will be making an announcement soon,” Wolf said. “We're doing the best we can to keep people safe in the constraints of this deadly virus.”

The following data about the coronavirus pandemic are compiled daily from the Pennsylvania Department of Health's website and regular releases from Butler Health System.

Tuesday's COVID-19 statistics:

Confirmed cases: 184Negative tests: 2,524Deaths: 6

New cases: 865Total cases: 50,957New deaths: 554Total deaths: 3,012Negative tests: 199,925

Inpatients: 8Suspected: 1Confirmed: 7ICU: 1Total tests: 2,901Outdoor tests: 2,034Positive tests: 213

Inpatients: 2Suspected: 0Confirmed: 2ICU: 0Total tests: 629Outdoor tests: 503Positive tests: 24

Allegheny: 1,375 confirmed cases, 17,636 negative test results, and 109 deathsArmstrong: 53 confirmed, 753 negative, and 3 deathsBeaver: 466 confirmed, 2,187 negative, and 73 deathsClarion: 23 confirmed, 518 negative, and 1 deathLawrence: 67 confirmed, 810 negative, and 7 deathsMercer: 67 confirmed, 817 negative, and 1 deathVenango: 7 confirmed and 269 negativeWestmoreland: 405 confirmed, 5,094 negative, and 27 deaths* The total cases includes confirmed and probable cases.*The total deaths and new deaths include only confirmed deaths, which is a person who tested positive for the virus before their death.