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COVID-19 testing site at DuBois Regional Airport, Jan. 28 – Feb. 1

Wednesday, January 13 by wcednews

Reynoldsville, PA - Starting January 28 through February 1, the Pennsylvania Department of Health in conjunction with Jefferson County will sponsor a COVID-19 mass testing site at the DuBois Regional Airport, 377 Aviation Way, Reynoldsville between the hours of 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.... Read More.

Remove state officials from higher COVID-19 vaccine priority, urges Rep. Benninghoff

Tuesday, January 12 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) sent a letter to Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine and Gov. Tom Wolf asking that members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, statewide elected officials, and appointed state officials be removed from Phase... Read More.

Pennsylvania updates plans for vaccine phases, gives new info about distribution

Monday, January 11 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced the fourth version of the plan, detailing the updates and how the state is working to ensure safe, swift implementation. The commonwealth’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution plan was designed to be fluid... Read More.

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.

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COVID-19 testing site at DuBois Regional Airport, Jan. 28 – Feb. 1

Remove state officials from higher COVID-19 vaccine priority, urges Rep. Benninghoff

Pennsylvania updates plans for vaccine phases, gives new info about distribution

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

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