March 13, 2021
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — After Delaware County and surrounding counties said they are not getting their fair share of coronavirus vaccine doses from the state, the federal government is stepping in. During a news conference Thursday, local, state, and federal...
March 13, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., March 13, that there were 2,840 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 964,296. There are 1,463 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19....
March 12, 2021
Governor Tom Wolf and members of the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force announced another bi-partisan effort to complete COVID phase 1A vaccinations first, set up mass vaccination clinics with regionally supplied plans to inform allocations, and vaccinate frontline workers....
March 12, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., March 12, there were 3,074 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 961,456. There are 1,494 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of...
March 12, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam, Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller and Aging Secretary Robert Torres today highlighted the updated nursing home visitation guidanceOpens In A New Window issued by the Centers for...
March 12, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Education (PDE) and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) today provided an update on the special initiative to provide the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine for Pre-K-12 teachers, child care workers and...
March 12, 2021
Governor Tom Wolf announced the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force less than one month ago. Since that time, the task force and Wolf Administration have accomplished bi-partisan initiatives to help advance the state’s vaccination rollout and COVID fight. Last week,...
March 11, 2021
A unified bipartisan front of federal, state and county officials have joined together with a critical ask for the state: Don’t move forward with 1B vaccinations until all Pennsylvanians in 1A have received their dose, particularly as the situation has reached a...
March 11, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., March 11, there were 2,652 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 958,382. There are 1,513 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of...
March 11, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam today marked the one-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020, and recognized the Department of Health’s work in preparing...
March 11, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Education Acting Secretary Noe Ortega today commended U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for his proactive measure to extend several national waivers that provide schools with meal...
March 11, 2021
Governor Tom Wolf visited Family First Health in York today to thank staff and to tour the federally qualified health center’s vaccination area, learning first-hand how the facility is vaccinating Pennsylvanians amid equity issues. “Pennsylvania’s federally qualified...
March 10, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccines become more available and as counties prepare to open mass vaccination sites, Governor Tom Wolf today reminded the public that public transit, often free or subsidized, is available in every county to ensure that our most vulnerable citizens can...
March 10, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., March 10, there were 2,594 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 955,730. The state also reached a milestone of more than 1...
March 10, 2021
Chester, PA – March 10, 2021 – State Senator John Kane (D, Delaware/Chester) commended the House passage of the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill. “I’m grateful to the House and Senate for passing the American Rescue Plan,” said Senator...
March 10, 2021
Governor Wolf celebrated the passage of the American Rescue Plan in the United States House of Representatives. The governor released the following statement: “Thank you to all of the federal lawmakers, in both the House and the Senate, who worked so hard to pass the...
March 10, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) is taking action to make it easier for Pennsylvanians with questions or issues to reach the department. Acting Secretary Jennifer Berrier today announced at least 500 new customer service...
March 10, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Agriculture today released data related to COVID-19 restaurant enforcement actions from March 1 – 7, 2021. The information is specific to COVID-19 mitigation requirements for restaurants, including social distancing,...
March 10, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s (L&I) Bureau of Labor Law Compliance released data related to COVID-19 enforcement actions for March 1 to 5. The information is specific to COVID-19 mitigation efforts related...
March 10, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Health (DOH) today shared its weekly update on Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing data and encouraged Pennsylvanians to download the COVID Alert PA app, as more than 835,000 have already...
March 10, 2021
A vote on the hotly-contested sale of the Delaware County Regional Water Authority (DELCORA) to a private company was pulled at the last second from the Public Utility Commission’s planned agenda for Thursday, multiple sources tell Delaware Valley Journal. It’s just...
March 9, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of State’s Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation (BEI) today released data related to COVID-19 enforcement actions from Feb.28-March 7. The Department of State is continuing with compliance enforcement as it relates to the...
March 9, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., March 9, there were 2,975 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 953,136. There are 1,502 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of...
March 8, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., March 8, there were 1,658 additional positive cases of COVID-19, in addition to 1,518 new cases reported Sunday, March 7, for a two-day total of 3,176 additional...
March 8, 2021
Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam today 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 13,275, a...
