September 29, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Health today shared its weekly update on Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing data. “Contact tracing is an important public health strategy to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 while informing any...
September 29, 2020
Legislature GOP leaders ask U.S. Supreme Court to halt Pa. voting extension https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2020/09/28/GOP-leaders-ask-U-S-Supreme-Court-to-halt-pennsylvania-mail-ballot-voting-extension/stories/202009280099 Pa. Senate Republicans take...
September 28, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The departments of Health and Human Services today shared initiatives and resources available for Pennsylvanians struggling with mental health or thoughts of suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic. “As we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and...
September 28, 2020
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today released a weekly status update detailing the state’s mitigation efforts based on the COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard. Updates are released each Monday. The update includes the...
September 28, 2020
Governor Tom Wolf announced that Pennsylvania is prepared with a stockpile of personal protective equipment (PPE) now and should it be needed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the coming months. PPE includes protective clothing, helmets, gloves, face shields, goggles,...
September 28, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller today sent a letter to Senator Bob Casey and Senator Pat Toomey to urge them to grant DHS continued flexibility to manage changing needs during the COVID-19 health crisis,...
September 28, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., September 28, that there were 676 new cases, in addition to 918 new cases reported on Sunday, September 27 for a two-day total of 1,594 additional positive cases of...
September 28, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – Today, the departments of Health and Community and Economic Development announced the launch of a new statewide public health awareness campaign — PA Unites Against COVID — to remind Pennsylvanians that they have the power to stop the...
September 28, 2020
Legislature How Pa.’s victim advocate found herself in the crosshairs of the GOP-led Senate https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/spl/pa-jennifer-storm-victim-advocate-senate-joe-scarnati-20200928.html Officials hold Census events in Delaware County to boost...
September 27, 2020
Coronavirus – COVID-19 Pa. National Guard to arrive in Westmoreland nursing home Sunday morning https://www.post-gazette.com/local/westmoreland/2020/09/26/Pa-National-Guard-to-arrive-in-Westmoreland-nursing-home-Sunday-morning/stories/202009260059 National Guard...
