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COVID-19 UPDATE 6/17: Reported Sunday death added to county death toll

Butler County has not added any new cases to its COVID-19 total, according to state data.

However, the Pennsylvania Department of Health's report Wednesday added Sunday's reported death to the county's death toll, which now stands at 13. The toll had remained unchanged for four weeks.

Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine are expected to conduct a news conference at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to give an update on the pandemic and offer further information about how people should continue protecting themselves.

The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from the regular news releases from the Department of Health and Butler Health Systems.

Wednesday's COVID-19 statistics:

Confirmed cases: 232Negative tests: 4,888Deaths: 13

Inpatients: 1Suspected: 1Confirmed: 0ICU: 0Total tests: 6,605Outdoor tests: 3,098Positive tests: 244

Inpatients: 1Suspected: 1Confirmed: 0ICU: 1Total tests: 1,317Outdoor tests: 893Positive tests: 38

New cases: 335Total cases: 79,818New deaths: 43Total deaths: 6,319Recovered: 75 percent

Allegheny: 1,979 confirmed cases; 43,480 negative; and 177 deathsArmstrong: 68 confirmed; 1,635 negative; and 5 deathsBeaver: 596 confirmed; 5,038 negative; and 77 deathsClarion: 31 confirmed; 808 negative; and 2 deathsLawrence: 80 confirmed; 1,978 negative; and 8 deathsMercer: 104 confirmed; 2,343 negative; and 6 deathsVenango: 14 confirmed and 853 negativeWestmoreland: 483 confirmed; 13,202 negative; and 38 deaths

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