There were seven new COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday for Butler County.
It comes with 113 negative tests, giving the report a 5.8 percent positivity rate—bucking a nearly two week trend of rates under five percent. Public health officials say keeping the positivity rate below five percent indicates success in controlling the virus.
As of Monday morning, Butler Memorial Hospital was treating four patients for the coronavirus, with one in the ICU.
Overall, the state reported 501 new cases, 19 new deaths, and about 12,000 negative tests.
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