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Surge of COVID cases continues in Warren

The surge of COVID cases in Warren County continues. According to the statistics released Thursday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, there were 71 new cases of COVID-19 in the county on Wednesday. That is one of the highest single-day totals yet. There were three days with at ...

Four more deaths, 55 new cases reported in county

Four COVID-related deaths were added to Warren County’s toll on Wednesday. There have been eight deaths in the county reported in the last week. As of Thursday, Oct. 28, the Pennsylvania Department of Health was reporting 124 deaths. One was added in the Oct. 29 report, another on Monday, two on Tuesday, and four on Wednesday. The department reported 55 new cases in the county on Wednesday, bringing the total to 4,199. Of that total, 3,419 are confirmed and 780 are probables. There were six cases among children under five and 17 from ages five to 18 in the week from Oct. 20 to 26. ...

County unemployment rate down in September

Warren County’s unemployment rate bucked the trend and was down in September. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry released September data on Tuesday showing a seasonally-adjusted rate of 5.8 percent in the county. Unemployment had been rising locally since June and reached a high point of 6.7 percent in August — highest since the 7.0 percent in March. The September rate is the lowest since the 5.7 percent in May. Unemployment is also down compared to a year ago — the county had a rate of 6.5 percent in September 2020. The county compared favorably to the ...

US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4

Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday. The new requirements, which were first previewed by President Joe Biden in ...

71 new COVID cases; three more deaths

The surge of COVID cases in Warren County continues. According to the statistics released Thursday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, there were 71 new cases of COVID-19 in the county on Wednesday. That is one of the highest single-day totals yet. There were three days with at least 70 new cases between Dec. 16 and 21, including 78 on Dec. 19 – the single-day high for the county. The next highest single-day was Oct. 19, when the department reported 67 new cases. There were also three more COVID-related deaths reported in the county on Thursday, bringing the pandemic toll ...

Four more deaths, 55 new cases in latest report

Four COVID-related deaths were added to Warren County's toll on Wednesday. There have been eight deaths in the county reported in the last week. As of Thursday, Oct. 28, the Pennsylvania Department of Health was reporting 124 deaths. One was added in the Oct. 29 report, another on Monday, two on Tuesday, and four on Wednesday. The department reported 55 new cases in the county on Wednesday, bringing the total to 4,199.