NORRISTOWNÂ â Montgomery County commissioners on Thursday granted an extension for a COVID-19 emergency disaster declaration for the seventh consecutive time.
âI donât believe I need to remind anybody here, but back on March 8, 2020, the county declared an emergency declaration in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic,â said Solicitor Josh Stein. âWe have renewed that multiple times since then.â
The declaration was re-established in April, June, August, October, and December of 2020 ,and February 2021.
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Officials cited âwidespread outbreak of coronavirus that overwhelmed first responders, health care providers and businesses within Montgomery County.â
The order permitted the countyâs Office of Public Health and the Department of Public Safety the authority to conduct response efforts related to the ongoing public health crisis.
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