The state Department of Health has reported 3 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Thursday. That brings the total to 710 for the county.
Over the past day 271 negative tests were also reported resulting in a positivity rate of just over one percent for Butler County. The state is reporting that 17 Butler County residents have died as a result of COVID-19.
Statewide, there were 829 additional positive cases, bringing the statewide total to 122,950 with 36 additional deaths.
According to the Butler Health System, as of Friday morning seven patients were being treated for coronavirus at Butler Memorial Hospital with one in the ICU.
