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St. Luke’s tells N.J. more vaccine is ‘desperately’ needed in Warren County
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
Posted Feb 03, 2021
Ed Phillips, of Allentown, sits still as Sam Miranda, a RN and Hospital Supervisor, gives him his free COVID-19 vaccine on Jan 27, 2021, at St Luke’s Allentown campus. The vaccines were being given to people 75 and older who had an appointment for this walk-in vaccination clinic.Saed Hindash | For lehighvalleylive.com
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Warren County and St. Luke’s University Health Network officials are sounding the alarm that more COVID-19 vaccine doses are “desperately” needed from the State of New Jersey.
St. Luke’s Warren Campus President Scott Wolfe in a letter Tuesday to Gov. Phil Murphy said supplies have forced the Phillipsburg hospital to curtail clinic hours. Once the second round of booster shots are administered, without additional vaccine, the clinic may need to close, Wolfe warned.
Monroe County continues to report a downward trend in daily COVID-19 case counts, reporting some of the lowest figures seen in months as of this week.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed an additional 3,370 positive cases of COVID-19 in the commonwealth on Feb. 4, elevating the statewide total to 856,986.
The DOH also noted 146 newly-reported deaths due to the virus, making for 22,101 fatalities linked to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic in Pennsylvania.
Monroe County confirmed 23 new cases of coronavirus and two new deaths associated with the virus since Wednesday’s DOH report, bringing the respective running totals to 8,736 cases and 248 deaths as of Feb. 4.
Nazareth educators will stay home to teach if school board won’t bargain, attorney tells school board
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
Nazareth Area School District teachers plan to educate virtual only unless the school board reaches a new bargain agreement with them, an attorney representing the union told the school board this past week.
An attorney hired by the Nazareth Area Education Association in a letter dated Jan. 29 made allegations the district ignored state and federal safety recommendations without bargaining a decision or its impact on workplace safety. It isn’t clear if any specific decision or incident prompted the letter; Aris Asdourian, vice president of the Nazareth Area Education Association, could not immediately be reached for more information Wednesday morning.
The DOH also noted 143 newly-reported deaths due to the virus, making for 21,955 fatalities linked to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic in Pennsylvania.
Monroe County confirmed 30 new cases of coronavirus and one new death associated with the virus since Tuesday’s DOH report, bringing the respective running totals to 8,713 cases and 246 deaths as of Feb. 3. This rate also marks one of the lowest daily case counts seen in the county in months, following a harrowing holiday season where several spikes struck Monroe with triple-digit daily figures.
Across the other counties of northeastern Pennsylvania, Carbon reported 4,456 cases of COVID-19 and 127 deaths attributed to the virus in total, along with 28,427 cases and 692 deaths in Lehigh; 23,068 cases and 645 deaths in Luzerne; 23,799 cases and 574 deaths in Northampton; 2,180 cases and 44 deaths in Pike; 1,533 cases and 49 deaths in Susquehanna; 2,746 cases and 48 deaths in Wayne, and 1,070 cases and 37 deaths in Wyoming.