Four more county residents have died due to COVID-19 and 82 confirmed cases were added Tuesday.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 6,716 Butler County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, and 208 residents have died from the virus, according to Tuesday's data released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Butler County, like much of the state and country, has struggled since November with new case counts and deaths.

On Nov. 1, the county had only 28 residents who had died due to COVID-19. Since then, the county has experienced consistent stretches of death, averaging 2.7 deaths per day.

Since Nov. 1, the county has averaged a new daily count of about 78 confirmed cases per day. From its first reported case on March 21 to Oct. 31, the county averaged about six new confirmed cases per day.

In its report Tuesday, the state reported 185 new deaths statewide due to COVID-19 and 8,818 new confirmed cases of the virus.

Contact tracing specialists for Gov. Tom Wolf's administration will conduct a news conference at 2 p.m. today.

The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health.

COVID-19 statistics from Tuesday are:<b>Butler County</b>Confirmed cases: 6,716Probable cases: 3,281Negative tests: 39,582Deaths: 208<b>Pennsylvania</b>New cases: 8,818Total cases: 673,915New deaths: 185Total deaths: 16,546Recovered: 70%<b>Surrounding Counties</b>Allegheny: 46,265 confirmed cases; 307,190 negative; and 1,070 deathsArmstrong: 2,959 confirmed cases; 12,617 negative; and 74 deathsBeaver: 7,716 confirmed cases; 38,132 negative; and 262 deathsClarion: 1,430 confirmed cases; 6,354 negative; and 47 deathsLawrence: 3,511 confirmed cases; 14,779 negative; and 131 deathsMercer: 5,170 confirmed cases; 22,489 negative; and 149 deathsVenango: 2,116 confirmed cases; 8,764 negative; and 48 deathsWestmoreland: 15,247 confirmed cases; 74,561 negative; and 443 deaths