This is an excerpt — read the full update in Friday's Butler Eagle.Heading into the holiday weekend, Butler County appears to be following a statewide trend in rising COVID-19 statistics. According to a report Thursday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Butler County added seven confirmed cases.The county now has 285 confirmed cases and 34 probable cases, which have pending results. Despite the rise in positive cases, the county's number of deaths remains at 13. Statewide cases also rose Thursday, with 832 new cases. Statewide new case totals reflect a combination of both confirmed and probable cases.The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health.Thursday's COVID-19 statistics:

Confirmed cases: 285Probable cases: 34Negative tests: 7,046Deaths: 13

New cases: 832Total cases: 88,074New deaths: 25Total deaths: 6,712Recovered: 78 percent

Allegheny: 2,949 confirmed cases; 57,418 negative; and 188 deathsArmstrong: 77 confirmed; 2,203 negative; and 6 deathsBeaver: 668 confirmed; 6,362 negative; and 79 deathsClarion: 36 confirmed; 1,019 negative; and 2 deathsLawrence: 95 confirmed; 2,770 negative; and 9 deathsMercer: 124 confirmed; 4,295 negative; and 6 deathsVenango: 16 confirmed and 1,260 negativeWestmoreland: 685 confirmed; 18,115 negative; and 38 deaths.