Local COVID hospitalizations have dropped slightly according to officials with the Butler Health System.
The latest weekly update showed that, as of Monday morning, Butler Memorial Hospital is treating 16 patients for the coronavirus, with four people in the ICU.
That’s two fewer patients hospitalized but one more in the ICU compared to last week. BHS also reported one additional local death to the state as a result of COVID which occurred last Wednesday.
On Friday, the state Department of Health reported nearly 200 cases of COVID in Butler County over the past week as well as a death toll of nearly 800.
