The number of local COVID cases ticked up this past week.
According to the Department of Health, there were 183 new cases of COVID in Butler County over the past seven days. That’s about double the number of new cases compared to last week.
The death toll in the county also increased by three—now up to 741 since the beginning of the pandemic.
Statewide hospitalizations also went up to 650. We’re expected to hear a local update from Butler Health System later today.