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>>First Case of COVID-19 Variant Found in Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, PA) -- The first case of a variant of COVID-19 is being researched by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Dr. Rachel Levine announced yesterday that the COVID-19 variant was found in Dauphin County. It is the same variant that was discovered in England last month. Levine says public health experts are working to better understand the new variant by studying how it spreads and how it affects the people who are infected w...

>>First Case of COVID-19 Variant Found in Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, PA) -- The first case of a variant of COVID-19 is being researched by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Dr. Rachel Levine announced yesterday that the COVID-19 variant was found in Dauphin County. It is the same variant that was discovered in England last month. Levine says public health experts are working to better understand the new variant by studying how it spreads and how it affects the people who are infected w...

LOCK HAVEN — Continuing his commitment to combatting sexual assault, Governor Tom Wolf announced 37 institutions of higher education, including Lock Haven Un

Dept. of Health confirms first case with COVID-19 variant in Pennsylvania Dr. Rachel Levine says the individual diagnosed is from Dauphin County. They tested positive after a known international exposure. Author: Keith Schweigert (FOX43) Updated: 9:36 AM EST January 7, 2021 HARRISBURG, Pa. — Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced Thursday that the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 variant, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, has been found in Pennsylvania. The conf...

U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser began Wednesday defending his plan to object to President-elect Joe Biden receiving Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes.

Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today announced the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 variant, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, in Pennsylvania. The confirmed case is in Dauphin County. This variant is the same one that was first discovered in England in December. This individual tested positive after known international exposure. A case investigation and contact tracing were performed to identify, inform and monitor anyone who was in close contact with this individual. The individual had mild symp...

Gov. Wolf calls Republicans’ Pa. election claims ‘shameful’ lies for political gain Updated Jan 06, 2021; Posted Jan 06, 2021 Several hundred protestors gather on the steps of the Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg for a "Hear Us Roar" rally to protest and challenge the presidential election outcome in Pennsylvania, Jan. 5, 2021. Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com Facebook Share Gov. Tom Wolf put Pennsylvania’s Republican Congressmen who plan to support objections to the 2020 pres...

Specifically, Wolf announced restrictions put in place almost three weeks ago will expire next week. Watch the video below. Earlier this month, Gov. Wolf announced that restaurants would have to revert to only selling takeout or outdoor dining options, and gyms would be ordered to close. The measure is slated to last until Jan. 4, 2021. While many restaurants and gyms in Lancaster County are sticking out the shutdown, there are several others that have opened early — or didnt close at a...

5 days of free COVID-19 testing announced for Coca-Cola Park Updated Dec 31, 2020; Facebook Share Lehigh County next week will be home to a pop-up testing site for COVID-19, like the one that ran Dec. 2-6 in Northampton County. Included in this latest round of free drive-through and indoor walk-in testing clinics is Coca-Cola Park, 1050 IronPigs Way in Allentown. Testing will be available on a first-come-first-served basis 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, through Friday, Jan. 8. State official...

Fund transfer will benefit small businesses impacted by COVID-19 © Shutterstock Gov. Tom Wolf recently instructed that $145 million be transferred from the Workers’ Compensation Security Fund at the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to the general fund to establish a grant program for businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Legislative authorization is required to establish grant agreements. Wolf urged the legislature to allocate the funding quickly. “Business owners and em...