May 6, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
May 6, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
News from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
Centre Region Specific News:
- State College Borough: The Borough and the Centre Region put together guidance for landlords and tenants for move out of student apartments. You can read the guidance for students here: https://www.statecollegepa.us/DocumentCenter/View/22411/Student-Guidelines-for-Off-Campus-Student-Move-Out
- The guidance for landlords can be found here: https://www.statecollegepa.us/DocumentCenter/View/22412/Landlord-Guidelines-for-Student-Move-Out
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 provided guidance for businesses that are reopening under the yellow phase. You can find that guidance here: https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200504-COVID-19-Business-Guidance.pdf?fbclid=IwAR04NS58d7v1LaMo47IOR2xppPCMrnvYY4C75h610U5g9bpFuWaHjCexVNU
- DCNR will begin opening some of its facilities that are located in the yellow area. You can read more here: https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Pages/AlertDetails.aspx
- There are now 51,845 cases in PA. There are 113 cases in Centre County. 1,119 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/
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 May 7th.
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.