Commissioners respond to southwest regional designation
With another week of pandemic under way, Butler County officials are coping with its regional designation for economic reopening.
The county saw two additional positive cases and no deaths reported through the state Department of Health.
As Gov. Tom Wolf released a map over the weekend, breaking down the state into six regions with Butler County being in the southwest. The county's northern boundary represents the line between the southwest and northwest regions.
With this designation made, county commissioners are calling for regional collaborations and discussions.
County Commissioner Kevin Boozel said Butler County has spearheaded the effort to have a regional discussion to go along with Wolf's regional reopening approach.
“It's not a state decision. It's not a county decision. It's a collective decision,” Boozel said.
The following data about the coronavirus pandemic is compiled daily from the Pennsylvania Department of Health's website and regular releases from Butler Health System.
Monday's COVID-19 statistics are as follows:
Confirmed cases: 170Negative tests: 2,041Deaths: 6
New cases: 885Total cases: 42,050New deaths: 47Total deaths: 1,597Negative tests: 161,372
Inpatients: 10Suspected: 4Confirmed: 6ICU: 1Total tests: 2,499Outdoor tests: 1,826Positive tests: 201
Inpatients: 2Suspected:Confirmed: 2ICU: 1Total tests: 553Outdoor tests: 451Positive tests: 21
Allegheny: 1,224 confirmed cases, 14,765 negative test results, and 79 deathsWestmoreland: 377 confirmed, 4,188 negative, and 19 deathsBeaver: 387 confirmed, 1,898 negative, and 46 deathsLawrence: 63 confirmed, 667 negative, and 5 deathsMercer: confirmed, negative, and deathArmstrong: 47 confirmed, 606 negative, and 2 deathsClarion: 22 confirmed, 464 negative, and 1 deathVenango: 7 confirmed and 231 negative*The total cases includes confirmed and probable cases.*The total deaths and new deaths include only confirmed deaths, which is a person who tested positive for the virus before their death.