WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer’s coronavirus resurgence has been labeled a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” by government officials from President Joe Biden on down. The sound bite captures the glaring reality that unvaccinated people overwhelmingly account for new cases and serious ...
It was an eventful first day of school for many. On a day when several area schools opened their doors for the 2021-22 school year, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced that masks would be returning to schools in the Commonwealth on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. Area superintendents and administrators reacted to the news. The reactions were mixed — some believe that the mask mandate will drive students into online learning, while others said they will roll with the punches and adhere to the mandate. Keystone Central School District superintendent Jacquelyn Martin said via email that ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Masks will be required in all Pennsylvania public and private schools, as well as child care facilities, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday, reversing course amid a statewide COVID-19 resurgence that is filling hospital beds just as students return to class. The ...
While Clinton County’s uptick in COVID-19 cases was small on Friday, the same could not be said of its neighbors. Centre County reported 40 new COVID-19 cases to increase its total to 17,556 and Lycoming County reported 37 new COVID-19 cases to increase its total to 12,502, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Meanwhile, Clinton County added just three new cases of COVID-19 to up its total to 3,877. Pennsylvania added 3,509 new positives, bringing the statewide total to 1,288,041. As far as negative tests are concerned, Centre County added 104 negative results for ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. The court’s action ends protections for roughly 3.5 million people in the United States who said they faced eviction in the next two months, according to Census Bureau data from early August. The court said late Thursday in an unsigned opinion that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reimposed the moratorium Aug. 3, lacked ...
STATE COLLEGE — As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Centre and neighboring counties, Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College is once again restricting visitations. Beginning Aug. 25, visitors were no longer permitted at the medical center except for special circumstances, including end of life, birth and special needs, according to an update on Mount Nittany Health’s website. The policy is in place until further notice. If needed, one caregiver may accompany patients to the emergency department, Mount Nittany Physician Group offices, Cancer Care Partnership and ...
