New state health officials introduced themselves during Tuesday's state COVID-19 update, which largely reiterated the fact that there isn't enough vaccine to go around.

“We assumed we were going to have an expanded supply when we went to the 65 and older,” Wolf said. “That didn't materialize.”

Acting Secretary of Health Allison Beam drew upon the words of her predecessor, Dr. Rachel Levine, who is now serving as assistant secretary of health for President Joe Biden's administration.

“We remain laser-focused on saving lives and getting Pennsylvanians vaccinated,” Beam said.

While health officials explained the vaccine distribution delay, largely still revolving around the vaccines' manufacturing, Wolf also commented on signs that the spread of the virus is slowing in the state.

“We've seen a real downturn in terms of cases and deaths,” Wolf said.

Butler County's COVID-19 data Tuesday arrived below average again.

According to Tuesday's report by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, one new death and 43 new confirmed cases are being added to Butler County's pandemic-wide totals.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the county has had 8,106 resident test positive for COVID-19, and 312 residents have died because of the virus.

Over the past two weeks, the county has averaged about 55 new cases and four deaths per day.

The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health.COVID-19 statistics from Tuesday are:<b>Butler County</b>Confirmed cases: 8,106Probable cases: 4,293Negative tests: 42,487Deaths: 312<b>Pennsylvania</b>New cases: 4,628Total cases: 812,495New deaths: 219Total deaths: 20,883Recovered: 79<b>Surrounding Counties</b>Allegheny: 53,849 confirmed cases; 331,804 negative; and 1,454 deathsArmstrong: 3,585 confirmed cases; 13,527 negative; and 104 deathsBeaver: 9,112 confirmed cases; 41,503 negative; and 313 deathsClarion: 1,603 confirmed cases; 6,945 negative; and 71 deathsLawrence: 4,116 confirmed cases; 16,407 negative; and 161 deathsMercer: 5,917 confirmed cases; 24,520 negative; and 215 deathsVenango: 2,476 confirmed cases; 9,574 negative; and 74 deathsWestmoreland: 17,535 confirmed cases; 80,149 negative; and 576 deaths