Recent daily case counts have set records for 2021.
April 8, 2021
PHOTO BY DAVE COLE
If Gov. Tom Wolf is right that the vaccine is winning in a race against the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, that race is a very close one in Allegheny County.
Wolf was in McKeesport Wednesday to visit Bethlehem Baptist Church, where the Allegheny County Health Department will open a vaccination clinic on Monday. He also defended the state’s decision to ease pandemic restrictions as the number of infections was rising. Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Clearing the Air: An Earth Day Progress Report | Pittsburgh Magazine pittsburghmagazine.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pittsburghmagazine.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two Washington County restaurants were among the 33 Pennsylvania restaurants ordered to close after violating Gov. Tom Wolfâs temporary order prohibiting dine-in restaurant service.
Gov. Wolfâs most recent order banned in-person dining and alcohol sales from Dec. 12 until Jan. 4, as part of the commonwealthâs effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Ye Old Kopper Kettle in Washington and Harringtonâs in McDonald were ordered to close for failing to comply with the COVID-19 restrictions order.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it has ordered the restaurants to close for allowing indoor dining.
Meanwhile, the Allegheny Health Department ordered the closing of Alâs Cafe in Bethel Park for defying the state order banning indoor dining, said its Director Debra Bogen.
The Gov. Tom Wolf administration has no plans this week to reopen indoor dining at restaurants while new COVID-19 cases seem to have reached a plateau, the state Health Department said.
State Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said Monday that she will meet with Wolf and announce later in the week if he will lift the temporary mitigation efforts he put in place until Jan. 4 to slow a surge in virus cases and deaths.
âWe cannot let our guard down,â Levine said Monday during a virtual meeting with the media.
Meanwhile, the Allegheny Health Department said Monday that the drop in new cases likely resulted in fewer people being tested over the holiday weekend.