Positive COVID-19 Cases on the Rise in Pennsylvania
(Harrisburg, PA) Positive COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced over 7,200 new cases yesterday. The total number of cases in the state has now reached 733,000 since the beginning of the pandemic. There are currently more than 5,200 people who are hospitalized in the state with the coronavirus. Over 18,000 people have died during the pandemic because of COVID-19. City of Harrisburg Requires All City Employees to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
(Harrisburg, PA) The City of Harrisburg is now requiring that all city employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Mayor Eric Papenfuse announced the mandate yesterday and the city is the first municipality in the state to require vaccinations for all employees. The decision comes after some new federal guidelines were released this week that allows employers to require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine if they want to