Being Exceptional Every day is a worthy goal. Improvements to the physical plant at the hospital have been easy to see. “We’ve really talked about the growth of the hospital,” Chief Nursing Officer Joe Akif said. “Warren General is not just about facilities. The other piece that we ...
Nearly half of the current population of the Warren County Jail has tested positive for COVID-19. Most recent data available from the jail on Tuesday indicates that 45 of 106 inmates had tested positive. None have been hospitalized and no fatalities have resulted from these cases. Warden Jon ...
A proposal to conduct a local COVID-19 vaccination awareness campaign has been rejected by the Warren County Commissioners. The proposal was initially pitched last month by Commissioner Jeff Eggleston. He suggested that the county use a portion of its American Rescue Plan funds — approximately $22,000 — to build a series of promotions that highlight “local voices” and the “recommendation of folks in the community” to boost vaccination efforts. Improving the vaccination rate, he suggested, is an effort at “shoring up what is a huge liability for the county as long as the ...
There were 39 new cases of COVID-19 in Warren County announced on Thursday. That is the highest single-day total since Sept. 21 and puts the county at 318 so far in October. At the current rate, this month would be the second highest so far in terms of new cases. In the county, there were 1,171 cases in December, 547 in January, and 535 in September. Of the 3,688 total county cases, 2,935 are confirmed and 753 are probables, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Warren County remains an area of high community transmission, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...
There were 35 new cases of COVID-19 in Warren County according to the Tuesday statistics from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. There have been 3,615 total cases in the county, and 245 so far in October. According to the department, there were 30 cases among school-age children (5 through 18) in the week from Sept. 29 through Oct. 5. and 153 since Aug. 16. The number of county deaths attributed to the virus did not change, remaining at 117. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all of Pennsylvania is an area of high community transmission. There were ...
With decisions, though not discussion, on the mask issue behind them, at least for the moment, members of the school board are working on how to help students who are losing educational time. According to Superintendent Amy Stewart, there were 40 cases in the district as of Thursday and 243 students denied entry due to close contacts. Quarantined students are out of school for a week or two. A parent informed the board that his child was denied entry to school and not given any materials to keep up with work. Board members asked for an informational update at the October curriculum, ...
