April 14, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
April 14, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
Centre Region Specific News:
- Centre Helps: Centre Helps has a toll free hotline available 24/7 to help residents in need. The number is (800) 494-2500.
- The Governor extended the Stay At Home Order to April 30th. The order has been extended to cover the entire state.
- There are now 25,345 cases in PA. There are 70 cases in Centre County. For the second day in a row, no new cases were reported in Centre County.
- The Governor is recommending that everyone wear a mask when they leave their homes to visit life sustaining businesses. More information can be found here: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Stop-the-Spread.aspx
- Governor Wolf is working with the governors of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island and Massachusetts on a plan to eventually reopen their states' economies. You can read more here: https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/governor-wolf-governor-cuomo-governor-murphy-governor-lamont-governor-carney-governor-raimondo-announce-multi-state-council-to-get-people-back-to-work-and-restore-the-economy/
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/
Next update will be sent April 15th.
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.