There were 10 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death reported by the state for Butler County on Thursday.
This most recent death brings the county’s total to 418 since the beginning of the pandemic and also marks the first death reported in the month of June.
As of Wednesday morning the Butler Health System reports that Butler Memorial Hospital was treating four patients for the coronavirus with one COVID patient in the ICU.
Statewide, there were just over 500 new cases reported on Thursday and 21 new deaths bringing the statewide total to 27,438 since the beginning of the pandemic.