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

Centre Region Specific News:

State College Borough: From Monday, November 9, to Sunday, November 15, there were 6 temporary emergency ordinance violations reported to the police department that resulted in the issuance or filing of 2 citations. Since enactment, there have been a total of 93 citations issued for violations.

State College Borough: Mayor Filippelli issued a new video update. You can find that update here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95Zt5pAzmKg&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=BoroughofStateCollege

Centre County: The Centre County Commissioners extended the testing site at the Nittany Mall until December 12th. Tests are available weekdays from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM at the former Bon Ton site.

Helping Happy Valley: Helping Happy Valley will hold a facebook live event on December 5th from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM. The event will showcase the County's small businesses and the gifts they have to offer. A Happy Valley Wish Book has also been created. The Wish Book features locally made products, shops and boutiques. It also promotes gift card purchases from restaurants and shops not offering e-commerce. You can find more here: https://helpinghappyvalley504406311.wordpress.com/?fbclid=IwAR16eAyFQkbBCRczem3hftlHzc-HQFTrhA6yFN7pvbiTQQjAUUR_EgDMJdk

News from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

Dr. Levine issued several new mitigation orders, including orders related to masking and travel. Masks are now required to be worn indoors even when a distance of 6 feet can be kept. You can read the masking order here: https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201117-SOH-Universal-Face-Coverings-Order-Update.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2RqEHf2WVk3-F5m3Zvj7Sc05XR3BB-Pvkwpxp7K7CSCPrgBnBu99ZSUuU

The travel order requires that visitors coming to Pennsylvania from out of state must have a negative COVID test 72 hours prior to entering the state. Those that are unable to get a test must quarantine for 14 days. The order also requires that Pennsylvanians leaving the state must have a negative COVID test 72 hours prior to returning to Pennsylvania. Those that are unable to get a test must quarantine for 14 days. You can read the order here: https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201117-SOH-Travel-Mitigation-Order.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2whvWuhadI2SUIYettY2i7LJ35-ArCCLUmkmwUWA-eg4Al2FryJNQSC2g

The CDC offered guidance on ways to make Thanksgiving safer. You can find that guidance here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html

As of November 18th, there are 281,852 cases in PA. 2,608,986 people have tested negative for COVID-19.

As of November 18th, there are 5,329 cases in Centre County. 42,126 people have tested negative for COVID-19.

As of November 18th, there are 13 long term care facilities in Centre County with COVID-19 cases. 289 cases have been reported among residents of these facilities. 62 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.