January 25, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., January 25, there were 3,976 additional positive cases of COVID-19, in addition to 3,934 new cases reported Sunday, January 24 for a two-day total of 7,910, bringing...
January 23, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., January 23, that there were 5,785 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 799,957. There are 4,169 individuals hospitalized with...
January 22, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Control Enforcement Officers visited 1,110 licensed liquor establishments from Monday, January 18 through Thursday, January 21 to ensure businesses are abiding by COVID-19 mitigation requirements that include social...
January 22, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., January 22, there were 5,338 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 794,172. There are 4,758 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that...
January 22, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – Today, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Acting Secretary Jennifer Berrier announced that payments for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program in the new federal CARES Act extension are resuming. “Since the...
January 21, 2021
January 21, 2021
Democratic lawmakers heard from advocates, academics and business groups Monday on a renewed push to give minimum wage workers in Pennsylvania a raise to $15 an hour. Over 100 people attended the Zoom hearing on minimum wage hosted by the Pennsylvania...
January 20, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., January 20, there were 5,984 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 783,170. There are 4,593 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of...
January 20, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The departments of Human Services (DHS) and Health (DOH) today announced a partnership between the commonwealth and Pennsylvania-based Rite Aid to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to staff and residents of certain long-term care facilities...
January 19, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today released the latest revised COVID-19 vaccination plan that includes people who are 65 and older, and those 16-64 with certain underlying medical conditions that make them more vulnerable to the...
January 19, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of State’s Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation (BEI) today released data related to COVID-19 enforcement actions from Jan. 10 through Jan. 17. With the high number of COVID cases across the commonwealth, the...
January 19, 2021
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, highlighting a seven-day case increase of 40,088, a...
January 19, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., January 19, there were 5,341 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 777,186. There are 4,582 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of...
January 19, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The departments of Human Services (DHS) and Health (DOH) today announced a partnership between the commonwealth and Pennsylvania-based Rite Aid to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to staff and residents of certain long-term care facilities...
January 18, 2021
Harrisburg – January 18, 2021 – At the request of State Senators Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia), and John Kane (D- Chester/Delaware) the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a virtual public...
January 18, 2021
January 18, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr. was right. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. When racial injustice appears and is allowed to fester on our college campuses, we believe that threat is particularly ominous. When Black students, who are often away from home...
January 18, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., January 18, that there were 4,045 additional positive cases of COVID-19, in addition to 6,023 new cases reported Sunday, January 17 for a two-day total of 10,068...
January 18, 2021
January 16, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., January 16, that there were 7,166 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 761,777. There are 4,848 individuals hospitalized with...
January 15, 2021
In the December 2020 report, Pennsylvania Department of Health nursing home surveyors conducted 624 inspections, including 394 complaint investigations, of 400 unique nursing homes. Of these, 249 were COVID-19-specific investigations. One sanction was...
January 15, 2021
Governor Tom Wolf is dedicating $2.2 billion in federal stimulus funds to K-12 school districts and charter schools affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to support food programs, technological improvements and other education services. “All schools have been affected by...
January 15, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., January 15, that there were 6,047 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 754,611. There are 4,980 individuals hospitalized with...
January 15, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today announced beginning Wednesday, January 20, regional drive-thru and indoor walk-in testing clinics will be held in Adams, Carbon, McKean, Snyder, and Washington counties. The counties with testing sites...
January 14, 2021
HARRISBURG — The state’s system of higher education is facing unprecedented challenges as it copes with the coronavirus pandemic, a major plan of consolidation, and ongoing criticism for how it responds to racism on its many campuses. On Jan. 13 at 5 p.m., Spotlight...
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
Governor Tom Wolf today urged the General Assembly to act now to allocate $145 million that is available now to provide much needed support to Pennsylvania businesses that have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 public health crisis. Governor Wolf,...
January 14, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., January 14, that there were 7,175 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 748,564. There are 5,069 individuals hospitalized with...
January 14, 2021
Harrisburg, PA – As part of the Wolf Administration’s effort to rollout the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, Governor Tom Wolf has approved a temporary waiver allowing pharmacists licensed by the Department of State to order and administer...
January 13, 2021
