December 15, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
Centre Region Specific News:
- Change in Operations: College, Ferguson, Halfmoon and Harris Townships have all announced temporary changes to their operations. More information can be found here: http://www.statecollege.com/news/local-news/several-municipal-buildings-closed-to-public-amid-rise-in-covid19-cases,1484656/
News from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
- Governor Wolf issued a new order this afternoon. The temporary order, which is in effect from 12:01 AM on December 12th to 8:00 AM on January 4th, prohibits indoor dining, prohibits indoor entertainment and gyms and sets limits for indoor gatherings at 10 people, among other things. You can read the order here: https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/gov-wolf-sec-of-health-announce-new-protective-mitigation-efforts-to-put-pennsylvania-on-pause-through-early-january/
- As of December 10th, there are 457,289 cases in PA. 2,993,507 people have tested negative for COVID-19.
- As of December 10th, there are 6,806 cases in Centre County. 49,214 people have tested negative for COVID-19.
- As of December 10th, there are 16 long term care facilities in Centre County with COVID-19 cases. 517 cases have been reported among residents of these facilities. 92 cases have been reported among staff members. You can view the state's long term care facility data here: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/LTCF-Data.aspx
Resources for Residents:
- Residents can get more information on our special COVID-19 website. The site is updated daily by State College Borough. You can find that site here: https://www.statecollegepa.us/coronavirus
- Residents can also get information on the Centre Region Ready Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/centreregionready/
- State College Borough is maintaining a dashboard by zip code. The dashboard can be found here: https://coronavirus-response-state-college-borough-statecollegepa.hub.arcgis.com/
For questions or more information, please contact Centre Region Public Information Officer Amy Farkas by email at manager@harristownship.org or by phone at 466-6228.