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Transmission rate for virus up in county

There were three new cases of COVID-19 in Warren County in Tuesday’s data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and the county’s transmission rate is substantial, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The rate varies and the county’s was reported as “high” — one of four in the state — earlier this week. Only Crawford County was listed as having high transmission as of Monday and only Fulton and Tioga counties were listed in the low category. In places like Warren County, the CDC is encouraging people — including those who are fully ...

Wolf, task force urge lawmakers to promote COVID vaccination

Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania's coronavirus task force are asking state lawmakers to urge their constituents to get vaccinated, noting the rapid spread of the highly contagious delta variant. Wolf and the task force, which includes Democratic and Republican appointees from the House and Senate, asked members of the General Assembly to "use every tool at your disposal, starting now," to promote the COVID-19 vaccines on social media, in printed materials and at local events. "We are at a pivotal moment in this pandemic — a moment that has already passed in states like Arkansas, ...

Pennsylvania to text people who missed second vaccine shot

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Department of Health will carry out a text messaging campaign to encourage roughly 254,000 people in the state to follow through and get the second shot of the two-shot COVID-19 vaccine that they never received, officials said Thursday. The campaign ...

Masks optional at school, required on buses

For now, Warren County School District plans to open up with a ‘masks optional’ policy. However, the district may not have the ability to allow students not to wear masks while they are on buses or vans on their way to and from school. At Monday night’s special meeting of the school ...

Officials say slight hike in COVID-19 cases

There has been a slight uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases in Warren County over the past week, but officials can’t say it’s due to Delta. There were 20 cases in the county in all of June and there had been six this month through July 19. In the last seven days, the Pennsylvania Department of Heath has reported nine new cases, including three on Monday. So far, there is no conclusive evidence that the Delta variant has reached the county. “We have sent recent samples to the Department of Health, as Warren General and our reference lab do not have the ability to identify ...

County unemployment up slightly

The unemployment rate in Warren County went up a tick in June, but it was still the lowest in the region. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for the county was 6.1 percent in June. That was a step back from the 5.7 percent reported in May. The change is not due to fewer people being employed. According to the department, there was an increase in the number of people employed in the hospitality industry, while all other fields remained about the same. While there were more people employed in June than in May, ...