While cases and hospitalizations continued to increase this week, it is at a slower rate than in recent weeks. The statewide COVID-19 total case count now stands at 1,068,974 with 30,225 new cases reported this week, a 4% increase over last…
Township Employees, Officials Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccines
Just in time for Local Government Week, Pennsylvania has now moved into Phase 1C for COVID-19 vaccine administration, which means that all township employees and elected officials are now eligible to make an appointment for the vaccine. Phase 1C also…
Vaccine Update
As the Commonwealth moves towards full vaccine waiting list eligibility for all residents over 16 in the coming weeks, local officials awaiting category 1c kickoff just got a little longer wait time. All prisoners and correction workers have been prioritized…
Commonwealth COVID-19 Enforcement Visits, Complaints Slow
The following state agency reports are for the week of March 29: Pa. Department of Agriculture: The Bureau of Food Safety performed 674 total inspections, five of which were the result of COVID-19-related complaints, and received 22 food facility COVID-19-related complaints, none of which were referred to local and…
More Details of Federal Funding Support
While there have been no guidelines issued by the US Treasury Department to date, yesterday we introduced a new PSATS Premiere Partner, Zelenkofske Axelrod LLC, an accounting firm, to help interested parties through the eligibility and compliance process. Last year,…
PA and 4 Other States Account for Nearly Half of All New Cases
According to Johns Hopkins University, nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states — a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to…
Vaccine Supply Expands as Pennsylvania Moves into New Phases
The commonwealth moved into Phase 1B of the vaccine distribution this week, which includes law enforcement and firefighters, both volunteer and career. On Monday, April 12, all other municipal employees and elected officials will be eligible for vaccinations as Phase…
CDC Updates Cleaning Guidance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated their guidance for when to clean and when to disinfect and reduces the frequency for disinfection. Due to studies that show that the risk of infection from touching a surface is…
Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Rise as Commonwealth Relaxes Standards
Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 case count and hospitalizations continue to rise as the commonwealth relaxed mitigation standards yesterday for restaurants and gatherings. The statewide COVID-19 total case count now stands at 1,038,749, with 29,195 new cases reportedthis week, a 16.5% increase over last…
CDC Issues Updated Travel Guidance for Vaccinated People
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, which is defined as two weeks after either a singledose shot or the second shot of a two-shot series. Fully…
