COVID-19 Update 8/26: 1 new death, 7 confirmed cases added to Butler County totals
State data released Wednesday showed one new death listed to a county resident due to COVID-19 as state officials discussed assistance and preparation for returning to school.
According to Wednesday's report by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Butler County added one death to its total, now 18, of COVID-19-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
The report also showed an addition of seven new confirmed cases attributed to county residents. Both deaths and cases are attributed to the person's permanent residence, even if the person is located in a different municipality at the time of the event.
Butler Health System did not report any new deaths since its report Monday.
On Wednesday, BHS reported one less inpatient at Butler Memorial Hospital, with three confirmed cases of COVID-19 being treated there and one of those patients being treated in the Intensive Care Unit.
Clarion Hospital also is treating one confirmed COVID-19 inpatient in its ICU.
On Wednesday, a joint news conference was conducted with the state departments of Human Services, Health and Education.
This is a breaking news report — pick up Thursday's Butler Eagle to read the full article. The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health and the Butler Health System.
<b>Butler County</b>Confirmed cases: 695Probable cases: 62Negative tests: 17,333Deaths: 18<b>Butler Memorial Hospital</b>Inpatients: 3Suspected: 0Confirmed: 3ICU: 1Total tests: 17,080Outdoor tests: 6,050Positive tests: 308<b>Clarion Hospital</b>Inpatients: 1Suspected: 0Confirmed: 1ICU: 1Total tests: 4,513Outdoor tests: 3,557Positive tests: 95<b>Pennsylvania</b>New cases: 501Total cases: 130,536New deaths: 19Total deaths: 7,624Recovered: 81 percent<b>Surrounding Counties</b>Allegheny: 9,694 confirmed cases; 141,442 negative; and 301 deathsArmstrong: 295 confirmed; 5,112 negative; and 9 deathsBeaver: 1,481 confirmed; 15,896 negative; and 96 deathsClarion: 87 confirmed; 2,618 negative; and 3 deathsLawrence: 389 confirmed; 6,461 negative; and 18 deathsMercer: 470 confirmed; 9,624 negative; and 13 deathsVenango: 55 confirmed and 3,955 negative; 1 deathWestmoreland: 1,708 confirmed; 36,151 negative; and 49 deaths
