April 22, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
April 22, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
Centre Region Specific News:
- Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority: Curbside recycling service will resume Monday, April 27th. The Authority has put safety guidelines in place. You can learn more here: https://www.centrecountyrecycles.org/
- Harris Township: All activities on Memorial Day have been cancelled (including the parade, carnival, race and Day in Town). A virtual 6:00 PM service will be held. More details will be released here: https://www.facebook.com/MemorialDayInBoalsburg/
- The United Way will hold the #liveunitedlive, a Facebook live concert, on April 24th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM on their facebook page. The event will raise money for the United Way. You can find more information here: https://www.facebook.com/centrecountyunitedway
News from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
- The Governor extended the Stay At Home Order to May 8th. The Governor said a regional approach will be used to reopen the state after that date. He further indicated that the targeted reopening will allow online auto sales, curbside pick up at state stores and limited construction operations to resume after May 8th. You can read more here: https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/gov-wolf-announces-online-vehicle-sale-process-construction-restart-date-plcb-curbside-pick-up/
- There are now 35,684 cases in PA. There are 76 cases in Centre County. Two deaths have been reported. 618 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 23rd.
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.