Local hospitalization rates connected to COVID-19 continue to decrease.
For the third consecutive update spanning nearly two weeks, no one died locally at Butler Memorial Hospital as a result of COVID-19 infection.
According to the Butler Health System, as of Monday morning 13 patients were hospitalized with COVID at Butler Memorial Hospital with four of those in the ICU.
This is 10 fewer COVID patients hospitalized and one more COVID patient in the ICU compared to Thursday.