COVID update
The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from Thursday are:
Butler County
New cases: 27
Confirmed cases: 33,184
Probable cases: 10,919
Negative tests: 74,181
New deaths: 2
Deaths: 704
Pennsylvania
New cases: 1,080
Total cases: 2,761,697
New deaths: 39
Total deaths: 43,525
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 206,760 confirmed cases, 585,697 negative, 3,222 deaths
Armstrong: 12,880 confirmed, 21,910 negative, 333 deaths
Beaver: 32,665 confirmed, 72,453 negative, 712 deaths
Clarion: 6,652 confirmed, 11,698 negative, 198 deaths
Lawrence: 12,994 confirmed, 27,824 negative, 407 deaths
Mercer: 18,093 confirmed, 41,458 negative, 488 deaths
Venango: 9,307 confirmed, 15,938 negative, 232 deaths
Westmoreland: 52,063 confirmed, 130,924 negative, 1,342 deaths