Second doses are not a concern as vaccinations continue in the county, health officials said Wednesday.

“Any individual receiving a first dose through Butler Health System will receive a second dose as well,” said system spokeswoman Jana Panther.

Panther said patients typically schedule their second dose during their visit for their first dose.

State officials reiterated at a news conference Wednesday that allocations of vaccine are being separated by first and second doses.

This week, the state received an allocation of about 166,000 doses for first-time vaccinations, and received a second allocation of about 139,000 for second-doses.

“We want to make sure that folks who receive that first vaccine can get that second dose,” Mauldin said.

As of this week, the state has received more than 2.1 million doses of either of the two approved vaccines, and as of Wednesday, 1,067,180 of those doses have been administered.

Meanwhile, the virus remains active in the county.

Five more Butler County residents were reported dead from COVID-19 in Wednesday's report by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

To date, the county has lost 335 residents to the virus.

The report also showed the addition of 22 new confirmed cases, which makes the new pandemic-wide total 8,375 confirmed cases.

While cases and deaths have continued to add up, Butler Memorial Hospital did not report any new deaths Wednesday, and its COVID-19 inpatient census only saw an increase of one patient.

Butler Memorial currently has six COVID-19 patients being treated in its intensive care unit, one more than its report Monday.

The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health and Butler Health System.COVID-19 statistics from Wednesday are:<b>Butler County</b>Confirmed cases: 8,375Probable cases: 4,531Negative tests: 43,393Deaths: 335<b>Butler Memorial Hospital</b>Inpatients: 29Suspected: 2Confirmed: 27<b>ICU: 6</b>Total tests: 37,693Outdoor tests: 15,760Positive tests: 2,545<b>Clarion hospital</b>Inpatients: 5Suspected: 1Confirmed: 4<b>ICU: 0</b>Total tests: 11,457Outdoor tests: 9,692Positive tests: 1,829<b>Pennsylvania</b>New cases: 3,128Total cases: 853,616New deaths: 143Total deaths: 21,955Recovered: 83<b>Surrounding Counties</b>Allegheny: 55,529 confirmed cases; 339,187 negative; and 1,555 deathsArmstrong: 3,665 confirmed cases; 13,932 negative; and 113 deathsBeaver: 9,454 confirmed cases; 42,463 negative; and 325 deathsClarion: 1,668 confirmed cases; 7,263 negative; and 75 deathsLawrence: 4,233 confirmed cases; 16,848 negative; and 172 deathsMercer: 6,078 confirmed cases; 25,295 negative; and 226 deathsVenango: 2,563 confirmed cases; 9,777 negative; and 77 deathsWestmoreland: 17,970 confirmed cases; 81,696 negative; and 614 deaths.