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County COVID rate remains high; 38 new cases Friday

Warren County continues to experience a high incidence of new cases of COVID-19. On Friday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health added 38 cases to the county toll, bringing the total to 5,340. Of the total, 4,342 cases are confirmed and 998 probables, according to the department. The COVID-related death toll remains at 165. There have been 211 new cases and eight deaths reported in the county since the end of November. The department's data shows fewer COVID patients at Warren General Hospital this week – 11, down from 14 on Monday. No COVID patients were on ventilators and none ...

Pennsylvania high court throws out mask mandate for schools

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania schoolchildren may soon be attending classes unmasked under a state Supreme Court ruling Friday that threw out the Wolf administration's statewide mandate that face coverings be worn inside K-12 school buildings. The justices announced the decision but ...

Motion to settle filed in WCSD mask case

A joint motion to settle has been filed in the litigation revolving around the Warren County School District’s attempts to skirt state masking requirements. The motion was filed on Tuesday and states that the “parties have reached a settlement that resolves the entire case through the ...

Warren County sees highest COVID-19 positives in PA in the state

As COVID-19 case counts continue to climb, Warren County now has the distinction of having the highest test percent positivity in the state. The Department of Health announced an additional 51 cases of COVID-19 in Warren County on Tuesday. That’s on the heels of a couple quiet days — 10 on Dec. 6 and eight on Dec. 4 — but more in line with Dec. 3 when 49 new cases were reported and Dec. 2 with 53. The county’s totals since the start of the pandemic now stand at 4,310 confirmed cases, 975 probable cases and 165 deaths. No deaths have been reported according to Department of ...

Vaccination campaign announced by officials

There have been calls for local COVID-19 vaccine advocacy ever since the Warren County Commissioners rejected an idea to fund a promotional campaign via American Rescue Plan funds. Such a campaign is now underway. A group of local government, hospital and community officials have launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Campaign which “aims at increasing vaccine awareness, combatting misinformation, and expanding utilization of COVID-19 vaccines,” according to a statement. The discussion kicked off with a meeting on Dec. 2 and the campaign is anticipated to include “multiple ...

Thousands have received COVID booster

To booster or not to booster... “who” is the question. The coronavirus is two years in and still going strong. At this point, in this country, there are three approved vaccine brands for adults. One of those (Pfizer) is approved for kids as young as 5. There are guidelines for ...