April 8, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
April 8, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
Centre Region Specific News:
- Centre Region Parks and Recreation: The Traveling Table will bring free bagged meals to Tudek Park, starting tomorrow. They will be at the park Monday through Friday, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM to help families during COVID-19. You can find more details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/209518093811141/
- Mount Nittany Health: All patients and visitors to Mount Nittany Medical Center must be masked. You can read more here: https://www.mountnittany.org/articles/masking-requirement-extended-to-patients-and-visitors-at-medical-center
News from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
- The Governor extended the Stay At Home Order to April 30th. The order has been extended to cover the entire state.
- There are now 16,239 cases in PA. There are 57 cases in Centre County (that's up 2 from yesterday).
- The PA Department of Health launched a new hospital preparedness dashboard. You can access the dashboard here: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/85054b06472e4208b02285b8557f24cf
- 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
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/
One of our live updates next week will focus on resources to help residents and businesses. If you know of any agencies or groups in the area that are offering assistance, please send the information to me at manager@harristownship.org. Thank you!
Next update will be sent April 9th.
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.