May 1, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
May 1, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
Centre Region Specific News:
- Centre County: Governor Wolf announced today that Centre County is one of 24 counties moving to the yellow phase of reopening. More guidance for businesses and residents will be announced on May 4th. You can read more here: https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/gov-wolf-announces-reopening-of-24-counties-beginning-may-8/?fbclid=IwAR0LnXCKEmee3O5KJcG8LuHsKEFBnfeyEPzO8iML8no4E2HBnNhO6nY3bio
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/
- There are now 46,971 cases in PA. There are 96 cases in Centre County. 923 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 May 4th.
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.