Four more people have died locally over the past several days as a result of serious COVID-19 symptoms at Butler Memorial Hospital.
The hospital reported two COVID-related deaths to the state on Thursday.
The hospital reported one COVID-related death to the state on Saturday.
The hospital reported one more COVID-related death to the state on Sunday.
According to the Butler Health System, as of Monday morning 55 patients were hospitalized at Butler Memorial Hospital with 10 of those in the ICU. This nine more hospitalized as well as the same number of COVID patients in the ICU compared to Thursday.
Local COVID deaths also continue to rise according to the state Department of Health. Since last Friday, 10 additional deaths in Butler County were reported to the DOH. That now brings the death toll to 579 for the county since the beginning of the pandemic.
