After technical difficulties arose Monday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday released three days worth of COVID-19 data.

According to Tuesday's report, the county added 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Sunday, 17 on Monday and 28 on Tuesday. The county's data also showed no new COVID-related deaths of residents Sunday, three residents Monday and two residents Tuesday.

The past three days showed a continuation of a downward trend in fewer new cases and deaths related to COVID-19.

So far in February, the county has seen about half as many cases and deaths as it had in January. The county has averaged about 28 new confirmed cases per day and about two deaths per day.

In the month of January, one of the county's worst since the beginning of the pandemic, the county averaged about 61 new confirmed cases per day and about four deaths per day.

State officials are scheduled to conduct a virtual public update at 2:30 p.m. regarding the pandemic and its vaccine distribution efforts.

The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health.COVID-19 statistics from Sunday, Monday and Tuesday are:<b>Butler County</b>Confirmed cases: 8,571Probable cases: 4,644Negative tests: 44,129Deaths: 346<b>Pennsylvania</b>New cases: 11,309Total cases: 876,913New deaths: 232Total deaths: 22,620Recovered: 85%<b>Surrounding Counties</b>Allegheny: 56,801 confirmed cases; 344,253 negative; and 1,600 deathsArmstrong: 3,720 confirmed cases; 14,126 negative; and 114 deathsBeaver: 9,669 confirmed cases; 43,066 negative; and 331 deathsClarion: 1,693 confirmed cases; 7,402 negative; and 78 deathsLawrence: 4,336 confirmed cases; 17,147 negative; and 175 deathsMercer: 6,197 confirmed cases; 25,674 negative; and 233 deathsVenango: 2,604 confirmed cases; 9,965 negative; and 77 deathsWestmoreland: 18,231 confirmed cases; 83,532 negative; and 642 deaths