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Pennsylvania confirms first case of COVID-19 variant

Friday, January 8 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 variant, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, in Pennsylvania. The confirmed case is in Dauphin County. This variant is the same one that was first discovered in England in December. This individual tested... Read More.

Ban on indoors dining, school sports lifted today

Monday, January 4 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Some COVID-19 mitigation efforts are lifted today, including the ban on indoor dining and the ban on school extracurricular activities like sports. That does not mean that all restrictions have been lifted entirely... the efforts that were in effect before the stronger... Read More.

Mitigation efforts will be lifted on Jan. 4; new dashboard will track vaccine distribution

Thursday, December 31 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - The time-limited mitigation orders put in place on Dec. 12 have helped to begin flattening the curve of new cases following the post-Thanksgiving surge in Pennsylvania. As a result, Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced that the time-limited... Read More.

New COVID-19 online vaccine dashboard provides updates on distribution

Thursday, December 31 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine announced the launch of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, now available on the department’s website. The dashboard includes information on the number of vaccinations administered by county, as well as demographic information about the people... Read More.

Pop-up COVID-19 testing site available at Clearfield CCCTC building until Dec. 31

Wednesday, December 30 by wcednews

Clearfield, PA - Clearfield's CCCTC building (the Clearfield County Career and Technology Center) is one of the extra "pop-up" spots in Pennsylvania where you can be tested for COVID-19. The testing site opened on Sunday, and up to 450 people can be tested daily at... Read More.

Shop small and support local businesses during COVID-19 restrictions

Wednesday, December 30 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – Now is the time, more than ever, to shop local. This is the season when many stores and restaurants would make the majority of their profit for the year... the exact moment when, for all of our safety, they've had to cut... Read More.

COVID-19 Update: Nearly 6,000 hospitalized in PA with virus, 1,174 in ICU

Wednesday, December 30 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., December 29, that there were 8,545 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 622,349. There are 5,995 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19, near double the peak in the spring. Of... Read More.

COVID-19 Update: positivity down slightly in PA at 15.1%; all counties still significantly affected

Tuesday, December 29 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine released a weekly status update detailing the state’s mitigation efforts based on the COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard, highlighting a seven-day case increase of 46,777,... Read More.

Gov. Wolf thanks Congress, urges lawmakers to provide further relief

Tuesday, December 29 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf thanked Congress for providing relief to Pennsylvanians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor released the following statement: “I am pleased that the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Package was signed into law last night (Sunday). The COVID-19 pandemic has had widespread... Read More.

COVID-19 Update: 5,925 hospitalized statewide with virus, 1,196 in ICU

Sunday, December 27 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - As of Christmas, Dec. 25 (the last available day that we received statistics reports, for the time being), there were 5,925 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19, nearly double the peak in the spring. Of that number, 1,196 patients are in the intensive... Read More.

Stories tagged with: novel coronavirus

Pennsylvania confirms first case of COVID-19 variant

Ban on indoors dining, school sports lifted today

Mitigation efforts will be lifted on Jan. 4; new dashboard will track vaccine distribution

New COVID-19 online vaccine dashboard provides updates on distribution

Pop-up COVID-19 testing site available at Clearfield CCCTC building until Dec. 31

Shop small and support local businesses during COVID-19 restrictions

COVID-19 Update: Nearly 6,000 hospitalized in PA with virus, 1,174 in ICU

COVID-19 Update: positivity down slightly in PA at 15.1%; all counties still significantly affected

Gov. Wolf thanks Congress, urges lawmakers to provide further relief

COVID-19 Update: 5,925 hospitalized statewide with virus, 1,196 in ICU

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