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District eyes COVID safety plan as school year nears

The Warren County School District is hoping for a school year without a lot of COVID restrictions. District administration has been working on its health and safety plan. That plan will go through legal examination and school board consideration in time for the opening of school. “At this point, we haven’t heard anything from the state level about last-minute mandates or restrictions,” Superintendent Amy Stewart said. “I am hopeful and optimistic that they will continue to allow districts to do what makes sense for their own communities.” The district takes direction from ...

COVID community level rises to medium in Warren

An increase in COVID-19 cases has caused the CDC to push Warren County’s community level to medium. According to CDC, the case rate in the county was 79.1 per 100,000, with 10.1 new admissions per 100,000 as of Thursday. In terms of community transmission, the CDC has Warren County as one ...

Creeping COVID-19 cases result in few schools mask mandates

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — U.S. COVID-19 cases are up, leading a smattering of school districts, particularly in the Northeast, to bring back mask mandates and recommendations for the first time since the omicron winter surge ended and as the country approaches 1 million deaths in the ...

Less than 90 COVID cases, no deaths in April

April was a quiet month for Warren County in terms of COVID-19. There was a total of 86 new cases and no new deaths during the month, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. May started off with no new cases reported on Monday, leaving the county total to date at 7,408 cases and 210 deaths. April’s new-case count was the lowest since July 2021, when there were 18 new cases. April was the first month since June 2021 in which there were no county deaths attributed to the pandemic. Of the cases last month, four were among children under age 5 and eight were among children ...

Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge's order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs, officials said. The notice came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice ...

Cheers and fears as US ends mask mandates for travel

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge's decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it's really time to end one of the most visible vestiges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The major airlines and many of the busiest ...