Butler County trended in the wrong direction this week in new confirmed COVID-19 cases.

According to Friday's report by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Butler County added another 34 confirmed cases through two days with 20 coming Thursday and 14 on Friday.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 1,089 county residents have tested positive for COVID-19. As of Friday, the county's death toll remained at 25.

On Oct. 2, the county's positive cases total was 994, meaning in the past week, the county has added 95 new confirmed cases. The week before that, spanning from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, the county's new confirmed cases rose by 44.

The Department of Health has a three-tiered system for gauging community transmission based on percent positivity, which can be tracked through the department's COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard on its website.

Butler County has been listed as moderate since the system was introduced, essentially replacing the color-coded system for removing stay-at-home order restrictions.

The state often makes changes for counties between the tiers in its report on Mondays, and these decisions are often based on trends of more than one week.

While more residents are testing positive, Butler Health System is still reporting in the single digits of inpatients at both of its hospitals.

Butler Memorial Hospital is treating three patients, two of whom have confirmed cases and one suspected of having the virus. Clarion Hospital has one inpatient with a confirmed case.

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 Thursday and Friday are:<b>Butler County</b>Confirmed cases: 1,089Probable cases: 133Negative tests: 23,502Deaths: 25<b>Butler Memorial Hospital</b>Inpatients: 3Suspected: 1Confirmed: 2ICU: 0Total tests: 20,582Outdoor tests: 7,579Positive tests: 334<b>Clarion Hospital</b>Inpatients: 1Suspected: 0Confirmed: 1ICU: 0Total tests: 5,866Outdoor tests: 4,646Positive tests: 143<b>Pennsylvania</b>New cases: 2,756Total cases: 169,308New deaths: 36Total deaths: 8,308Recovered: 81 percent<b>Surrounding Counties</b>Allegheny: 12,484 confirmed cases; 183,280 negative; and 371 deathsArmstrong: 477 confirmed; 7,581 negative; and 18 deathsBeaver: 1,959 confirmed; 21,268 negative; and 133 deathsClarion: 120 confirmed; 3,499 negative; and 3 deathsLawrence: 527 confirmed; 8,173 negative; and 23 deathsMercer: 716 confirmed; 12,563 negative; and 24 deathsVenango: 85 confirmed; 4,982 negative; and 1 deathWestmoreland: 2,514 confirmed; 45,425 negative; and 59 deaths