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New “Your Turn” vaccine eligibility tool to help with vaccination process in PA

Wednesday, February 10 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health launched a new tool called Your Turn to help Pennsylvanians understand where they fall in the vaccine prioritization effort and to be alerted when it is their turn to schedule an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine. "Since... Read More.

Brockway School approves prelim budget; temporarily operating remotely

Wednesday, February 10 by wcednews

Brockway, PA - The Brockway School Board approved its proposed preliminary budget for this year. The $17,060,127 budget was approved during the regular February meeting Tuesday night. The district also agreed to have FieldTurf USA work on the baseball and softball infields. The project will... Read More.

More than 1.2 vaccinations given so far in Pennsylvania

Monday, February 8 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., February 6, there were 3,930 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 865,604. There are 3,041 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 644 patients are in the intensive... Read More.

Gov. Wolf signs $900 million in pandemic aid for hospitality, schools, rent, utilities

Saturday, February 6 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Gov. Tom Wolf signs legislation approved Friday by lawmakers that carries over $900 million in pandemic-driven aid for hard-hit hospitality businesses, private schools and people struggling to pay rent or utility bills. Both chambers passed the bill unanimously Friday. In addition to... Read More.

More than one million vaccine doses given in Pennsylvania so far

Thursday, February 4 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., February 3, there were 3,128 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 853,616. There are 3,281 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 669 patients are in the intensive... Read More.

Juniata Elementary School closed Thursday and Friday for COVID-19 cleaning

Wednesday, February 3 by wcednews

DuBois, PA - The Juniata Elementary School in the DuBois Area School District will be closed for the next three days to do deep cleaning after four people within the building have tested positive within a rolling 14-day period. The school building will be closed... Read More.

COVID-19 Update: case levels consistently decreasing, but threat remains

Tuesday, February 2 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam 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 25,985, a... Read More.

COVID-19 mass testing canceled for today at DuBois Regional Airport

Monday, February 1 by wcednews

Reynoldsville, PA – Because of the snowy weather, the free COVID-19 testing at the DuBois Regional Airport has been canceled for today. There will be an opportunity for people to get tested in Elk County next week for those folks who still need a test,... Read More.

Limited availability makes COVID-19 vaccination process difficult in PA

Monday, February 1 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - A limited supply of vaccine doses has made administering the COVID-19 in Pennsylvania a difficult task. The state’s vaccine plan, COVID-19 vaccine dashboard, a vaccine provider map and vaccine distribution data can be found by clicking here. Governor Tom... Read More.

PA Senate approves $912 million COVID-19 relief package

Friday, January 29 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Senate has unanimously approved legislation to distribute $912 million to aid those hit hard by the coronavirus: schools, small businesses, and people struggling to pay rent or utility bills. The bill was sent to the House of Representatives for its approval. Most... Read More.

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