April 27, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program

April 27, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program

Centre Region Specific News:

Arts Fest: Arts Fest is going virtual. You can read more here: https://arts-festival.com/2020/04/Festival-Reimagined

News from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

The Governor extended the Stay At Home Order to May 8th. The Governor announced his approach to re-opening the state. You can read more about the red/yellow/green phasing here: https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/gov-wolf-reopening-targeted-for-may-8-in-north-central-northwest/

The Governor issued guidance on construction restarting. You can read that here: https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/wolf-administration-issues-guidance-as-construction-industry-prepares-to-resume-work-may-1/

There are now 42,050 cases in PA. There are 87 cases in Centre County. 831 people have tested negative for COVID-19.

The Department of Health's dashboard shows the number of cases per zip code. You can find the dashboard here: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/bc92e33cfd5d417795f7a7a1a5cb3b1d/

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 28th.

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.