April 24, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
April 24, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
Centre Region Specific News:
- Penn State: Penn State announced cost cutting measures in light of COVID019. You can read more here: https://news.psu.edu/story/617057/2020/04/23/administration/message-penn-state-president-eric-j-barron.
- 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 announced his approach to re-opening the state last evening. 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 issued guidance on construction restarting. You can read that here: https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/wolf-administration-issues-guidance-as-construction-industry-prepares-to-resume-work-may-1/
- There are now 38,652 cases in PA. There are 77 cases in Centre County. 762 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 27th.
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.