Six county residents were reported dead due to COVID-19 on Monday as well as the addition of 68 new confirmed cases.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 7,248 county residents have tested positive for COVID-19, and 252 residents have died due to the virus, according to data released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Monday's statewide report showed 5,338 new confirmed cases and 83 new deaths.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 726,154 residents statewide have tested positive for COVID-19, and 17,853 have died due to the virus.

According to the statewide report, hospitals in the state are treating 5,201 patients, with 1,062 of those being treated in the intensive care unit.

“The trend in the 14-day moving average of the number of hospitalized patients per day has increased by 5,100 since the end of September, and that number has recently decreased a bit,” said Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine in a news conference Monday.

Butler Health System reported steady levels of inpatients Monday at both hospitals.

Butler Memorial Hospital reported treating 42 inpatients of whom 40 had confirmed cases of COVID-19, a decrease of two in overall inpatient levels from Friday's report. Butler Memorial also reported treating 10 in its intensive care unit, an increase of three patients from Friday's report.

Butler Memorial reported the death of one patient to the Department of Health on Jan. 9.

The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health and Butler Health System.COVID-19 statistics from Sunday and Monday are:<b>Butler County</b>Confirmed cases: 7,248Probable cases: 3,689Negative tests: 40,390Deaths: 252<b>Butler Memorial Hospital</b>Inpatients: 42Suspected: 2Confirmed: 40ICU: 10Total tests: 34,668Outdoor tests: 14,566Positive tests: 2,125<b>Clarion Hospital</b>Inpatients: 19Suspected: 4Confirmed: 15ICU: 4Total tests: 10,786Outdoor tests: 9,114Positive tests: 1,701<b>Pennsylvania</b>New cases: 12,844Total cases: 726,154New deaths: 186Total deaths: 17,853Recovered: 74%<b>Surrounding Counties</b>Allegheny: 49,213 confirmed cases; 314,286 negative; and 1,192 deathsArmstrong: 3,210 confirmed cases; 12,914 negative; and 84 deathsBeaver: 8,278 confirmed cases; 39,202 negative; and 84 deathsClarion: 1,498 confirmed cases; 6,481 negative; and 51 deathsLawrence: 3,758 confirmed cases; 15,233 negative; and 140 deathsMercer: 5,470 confirmed cases; 23,339 negative; and 172 deathsVenango: 2,273 confirmed cases; 9,015 negative; and 57 deathsWestmoreland: 16,206 confirmed cases; 76,259 negative; and 483 deaths.