May 12, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
May 12, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
Centre Region Specific News:
- Penn State: The university announced a plan for move out of on campus housing. You can read more here: https://news.psu.edu/story/619367/2020/05/09/campus-life/penn-state-announces-plan-procedure-students-move-out
- Ferguson Township: The Township is conducting a resident survey on COVID-19. You can read more here: https://www.twp.ferguson.pa.us/home/news/take-our-covid-19-resident-questionnaire
News from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
- 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
- The Governor signed an executive order protecting residents from evictions and foreclosures through July 10th. You can read more here: https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/gov-wolf-attorney-general-shapiro-announce-protections-from-foreclosures-and-evictions-through-july-10/
- There are now 57,991 cases in PA. There are 122 cases in Centre County. 1,291 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/
The next update will be sent on May 15th.
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.