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Blair COVID-19 hospitalizations decreasing | News, Sports, Jobs


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HOLLIDAYSBURG The amount of people hospitalized in Blair County with COVID-19 conditions continues to decrease, Public Safety Director Mark Taylor said Tuesday.
A week ago, Taylor told commissioners that 28 people were hospitalized with COVID-19, the fewest cases in weeks, and a reason to be optimistic. When updating commissioners Tuesday, Taylor reported that for each of the last four days, fewer than 20 were hospitalized in Blair County with COVID-19 symptoms. And very few of those hospitalized were on ventilators, Taylor said.
The county’s positivity rate for those being tested for COVID-19 has fallen, too, Taylor said.
It’s down to 4.4% from 7.6%, Taylor said, which means that for the first time in weeks, Blair County is under the 5% positivity rate that the state identifies as concerning. ....

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Judge cancels selection of juries | News, Sports, Jobs


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HOLLIDAYSBURG Blair County President Judge Elizabeth Doyle has canceled criminal court jury selections for January and February because of the recent increase in the COVID-19 infection and mortality rates.
“I just don’t think it’s safe,” the judge stated in an interview late Tuesday morning, following a meeting of the Blair County commissioners in which one of the items presented for discussion was an agreement with Fullington Trailways LLC to transport prospective jurors to and from the Antique Depot in Duncansville to the courthouse for jury selections in 2021.
Commissioners Bruce Erb, Laura Burke and Amy Webster are scheduled to approve the agreement during a meeting this afternoon. ....

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