December 28, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Health 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 720,000 have already done, to aid...
December 28, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – 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 DashboardOpens In A New Window,...
December 28, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., December 28, that there were 3,779 additional positive cases of COVID-19, in addition to 4,884 new cases reported Sunday, December 27 for a two-day total of 8,663,...
December 28, 2020
Governor Tom Wolf thanked Congress for providing relief to Pennsylvanians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor released the following statement: “I am pleased that the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Package was signed into law last night. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
December 28, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Control Enforcement Officers visited 454 licensed liquor establishments from Thursday, December 24 through Sunday, December 27 to ensure businesses are abiding by COVID-19 mitigation requirements, including the...
December 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, highlighting a seven-day case increase of 46,777, a...
December 28, 2020
Pennsylvania is preparing for the new CARES Act extensions for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) programs, while cautioning that delays by the federal government in approving the legislation will...
December 26, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., December 25, that there were 7,581 additional positive cases of COVID-19, and as of 12:00 a.m., December 26 there were 7,174 additional positive cases bringing the...
December 26, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – Because Congressional legislation to extend the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) programs has been delayed in Washington, D.C., the Pennsylvania Department of Labor &...
December 24, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., December 23, that there were 9,230 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 590,386. There are 6,142 individuals hospitalized with...
December 23, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today announced beginning Sunday, December 27, regional drive-thru and indoor walk-in testing clinics will be held in Beaver, Clearfield, Juniata, Potter and Schuylkill counties. The counties with...
December 23, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., December 23, that there were 9,605 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 581,156. There are 6,151 individuals hospitalized with...
December 23, 2020
Governor Tom Wolf today announced that he has initiated a transfer of $145 million in funds from the Workers’ Compensation Security Fund at the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to be appropriated by the state legislature into grants for businesses adversely affected...
December 22, 2020
Wolf Administration Director of Testing and Contact Tracing, Michael Huff, and Special Assistant on Contact Tracing for the Department of Health, Lindsey Mauldin, today presented an update on the state’s COVID-19 testing and contact tracing efforts, including the...
December 22, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Agriculture today released data related to COVID-19 restaurant enforcement actions from December 14 through December 20, 2020. The information is specific to COVID-19 mitigation requirements for restaurants, including...
December 22, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of State’s Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation (BEI) today released data related to COVID-19 enforcement actions from Dec. 13 through Dec. 20. With COVID cases increasing across the commonwealth, the Department of State...
December 22, 2020
Governor Tom Wolf thanked congressional lawmakers for responding to the needs of the American people and passing a second federal COVID-19 Emergency Relief Package. The governor released the following statement: “The COVID-19 relief package passed yesterday by...
December 22, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Departments of Labor & Industry (L&I) and Human Services (DHS) and the United Way of Pennsylvania want Pennsylvanians to know there are state and local programs and resources available for those who are unemployed. ...
December 22, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Departments of Labor & Industry (L&I) and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) want Pennsylvanians to know there are utility related assistance programs available. “This global pandemic is presenting a number of...
December 22, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., December 22, that there were 7,962 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 571,551. There are 6,090 individuals hospitalized with...
