Erie Times-News
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 97 new COVID-19 cases in Erie County and 5,785 statewide, bringing the statewide total to 799,957.
Erie County has 14,683 total cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic started. A total of 365 deaths and 55,021 negative COVID-19 tests have been reported in the county through Friday.
There were 205 new deaths in the state reported Saturday for a total of 20,526 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
There are 3,546,910 individuals who have tested negative to date in Pennsylvania. Statewide percent of positivity for the week of Jan. 15-21 decreased to 10.5% over last week.
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Hackettstown, Bethlehem St. Patrick’s Day parades canceled for 2021
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
Posted Jan 20, 2021
The Celtic Cultural Alliance s 8th annual Parade of Shamrocks rolls through Bethlehem on Saturday, March 16, 2019. The parade has been canceled for 2021 for a second straight year, organizers said, due to the coronavirus.Kurt Bresswein file photo | For lehighvalleylive.com
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The Hackettstown Business Improvement District made the announcement Wednesday.
“However, the town will not be quiet that week,” the BID said on Facebook. “We will celebrate in a safe and festive way! Please look out for details.”
In Bethlehem, the Celtic Classic Alliance announced last week that the 2021 Parade of Shamrocks set for March 13 is canceled. The alliance is still working on the return of the Celtic Classic, though, in September.
Allentown holding COVID vaccine clinics as people 65+, chronically ill become eligible
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
UPDATE: The Allentown Health Bureau says all of its available vaccine slots filled up in three hours.
With the state expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people 65 and older and the chronically ill, the Allentown Health Bureau is offering several COVID-19 vaccine clinics,
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday aligned its vaccine rules with new federal guidelines that opened the eligibility pool to anyone over 65 as well as individuals 16 to 64 with medical conditions that put them at higher risk for severe coronavirus complications. With the changes, 3.5 million Pennsylvanians are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, but the state’s only received about 1 million doses, so there will be delays.
Pennsylvania and Philadelphia officials expand COVID-19 vaccine distribution
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The City of Philadelphia, which has a separate vaccine jurisdiction from the rest of Pennsylvania, announced on Tuesday it is moving to Phase 1b, which expands access to:
- Frontline essential workers, including: Public transit workers
- People over the age of 75
- People with certain high-risk medical conditions, including cancer, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, and those under care for organ transplantation
City of Philadelphia has different guidelines. Vaccine only expanding to people age 75 and up and those with high risk conditions. There is no direct sign up. City website will roll out later in the week for you to “show your interest.” @6abc Jaclyn Lee (@JaclynLeeTV) January 19, 2021