Butler Memorial Hospital had seven less inpatients Monday and reported no new deaths, while the state put its data release on hold until Tuesday.

According to Butler Health System's report Monday, Butler Memorial has 12 COVID-19 inpatients, with two of those patients being treated in the intensive care unit.

Butler's numbers Monday represent a decrease of seven inpatients from Friday's report.

Also, Butler Memorial hasn't reported any new deaths to the state Department of Health since it reported two deaths in its Feb. 8 report.

Butler Memorial's inpatient numbers have steadily declined with each report since Feb. 5, when the hospital reported having 31 inpatients.

Clarion Hospital has not reached beyond single digits of COVID-19 inpatients in February, and that trend continued as it reported having only one inpatient who was suspected of having the virus and was being treated in the ICU.

BHS's vaccination efforts continue this week, but as of Monday, there were no scheduling slots available for vaccine appointments.

It was unclear if the Department of Health was shipping the vaccine Monday, which was Presidents Day.

The Department of Health did not release its data Monday. That data typically includes Sunday and Monday figures for new coronavirus cases and deaths, among other statistics.

“Sunday, Monday and Tuesday's data will be included in tomorrow's release,” the statement said.

However, the department's closure Monday did not affect the release of new data on its COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard. The dashboard usually releases new information on Mondays for a seven-day period, usually spanning from Fridays to Thursdays.

Monday's data, taken from Feb. 5 to last Thursday, showed Butler County had a PCR testing positivity rate of 6.4% during that time frame, a decrease of 1.2% from the week before.

Butler County saw decreases in every category available on the dashboard, which includes new confirmed cases, incidence rate and daily hospitalizations.

Butler County's descending data appeared to be in line with statewide data, which saw a decrease in every category, except the percentage of emergency department visits because of a COVID-like illness, which remained the same at .6%.