COVID-19 UPDATE 1/25: BMH inpatient drops below 30
Butler Memorial Hospital's COVID-19 inpatient levels again dropped below 30, but at the cost of four lives.
According to Monday's update by Butler Health System, Butler Memorial had 26 inpatients being treated for COVID-19. All but one of those patients had tested positive for the virus.
Monday's inpatient levels represented a decrease of four from Friday's update. Butler Memorial currently has four COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit.
Monday's report included the addition of four deaths that were reported to the Department of Health since Friday's report with one on Thursday, one on Friday and two on Saturday.
Meanwhile Clarion Hospital has returned to low single-digits in inpatient levels.
Clarion reported three inpatients on Monday, down from five reported Friday. The hospital has one COVID-19 patient in the ICU.
Clarion Hospital has drastically decreased its number of inpatients from when it reported having 14 COVID-19 inpatients in its Jan. 20 report. Also since that time, the hospital has only reported one virus-related death to the Department of Health.
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: 8,063Probable cases: 4,264Negative tests: 42,360Deaths: 311<b>Butler Memorial Hospital</b>Inpatients: 26Suspected: 1Confirmed: 25ICU: 4Total tests: 36,600Outdoor tests: 15,351Positive tests: 2,432<b>Clarion Hospital</b>Inpatients: 3Suspected: 1Confirmed: 2ICU: 1Total tests: 11,214Outdoor tests: 9,481Positive tests: 1,770<b>Pennsylvania</b>New cases: 7,910Total cases: 807,867New deaths: 138Total deaths: 20,664Recovered: 79%<b>Surrounding Counties</b>Allegheny: 53,630 confirmed cases; 331,005 negative; and 1,435 deathsArmstrong: 3,555 confirmed cases; 13,493 negative; and 102 deathsBeaver: 9,093 confirmed cases; 41,412 negative; and 310 deathsClarion: 1,596 confirmed cases; 6,941 negative; and 69 deathsLawrence: 4,101 confirmed cases; 16,350 negative; and 159 deathsMercer: 5,894 confirmed cases; 24,444 negative; and 213 deathsVenango: 2,473 confirmed cases; 2,473 negative; and 72 deathsWestmoreland: 17,487 confirmed cases; 79,919 negative; and 571 deaths
