Weekly Wrap
While the Senate wasn t in session until Tuesday this week,
there were a few hearings held on Monday at the Capitol.
First, the House Education Committee held an informational
meeting with the Department of Education on academic
accountability. Second, the Senate Health and Human Services
Committee held a public hearing on the use of Lyme disease funding
by the Department of Health and Department of Environmental
Protection.
Also, the Performance-Based Budget Board began their multi-day
public hearings to review the Department of Transportation,
Department of Human Services, Department of Military and Veterans
Affairs, and the State Police. In addition, the Board examined the
Pennsylvania lifting COVID-19 restrictions on Memorial Day
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Pa. crosses 26K lives lost to COVID same day it hits 48% of population with at least 1 vaccine shot
Updated 4:01 PM;
More than 26,000 Pennsylvanians have lost their lives to COVID-19 since the global pandemic hit the state in March 2020.
The 84 deaths reported Tuesday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health bring the state’s death toll to 26,072 people, according to the daily report. The majority of those who have died were over 65.
The 3,333 new coronavirus infections also reported Tuesday bring the total to 1,139,390 people sickened since the first case was detected almost 14 months ago.
This comes as the rate of new infections and hospitalized patients is slowing, but deaths are still rising.