COVID update
The following numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health.
COVID-19 statistics from Thursday are:
Butler County
New cases: 21
Confirmed cases: 33,695
Probable cases: 11,093
New deaths: 0
Deaths: 740
Pennsylvania
New cases: 2,248
Total cases: 2,817,766
New deaths: 22
Total deaths: 44,663
Surrounding counties
Allegheny: 211,728 confirmed cases, 55,865 probable, 3,316 deaths
Armstrong: 13,025 confirmed, 2,298 probable, 343 deaths
Beaver: 33,100 confirmed, 7,323 probable, 741 deaths
Clarion: 6,731 confirmed, 1,527 probable, 202 deaths
Lawrence: 13,127 confirmed, 5,877 probable, 416 deaths
Mercer: 18,273 confirmed, 5,176 probable, 496 deaths
Venango: 9,393 confirmed, 1,904 probable, 238 deaths
Westmoreland: 52,782 confirmed, 27,561 probable, 1,373 deaths