Pennsylvania COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update for April 2 – 8

April 12, 2021

Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam today released a weekly status update detailing the state’s mitigation efforts based on the COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System dashboard, highlighting a seven-day case increase of 23,043 a...

Gov. Wolf and COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force Announce that All Adults in Pennsylvania are Eligible Tomorrow to Schedule COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments

April 12, 2021

Governor Tom Wolf and the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force announced that effective tomorrow, Tuesday, April 13, all Pennsylvania adults will be eligible to schedule an appointment for the COVID -19 vaccine. “We need to maintain acceleration of the vaccine rollout,...

Department Of Health: Over 6.2 Million Vaccinations To Date, First Doses Of Vaccine To 36% Of Population, PA Ranks 20th Among 50 States For First Dose Vaccinations

April 10, 2021

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., April 10, there were 4,882 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,068,974. There are 2,439 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of...

Department Of Health: Cancel Duplicate Appointments To Help Ensure Vaccine Is Available For All

April 9, 2021

Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Health Acting Secretary Alison Beam today urged all Pennsylvanians to remember to both attend a scheduled COVID-19 vaccine appointment and cancel any unneeded appointments so that all...

Pennsylvania Partners With Walgreens To Finalize Vaccination Efforts To Priority Populations In Congregate Care Settings

April 9, 2021

Harrisburg, PA – Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller today announced that Pennsylvania will partner with Walgreens to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to staff and residents of congregate care settings licensed by DHS that were not...

Department Of Health: Over 6 Million Vaccinations To Date, First Doses Of Vaccine To 35.6% Of Population, PA Ranks 19th Among 50 States For First Dose Vaccinations

April 9, 2021

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., April 9, there were 5,048 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,064,092. There are 2,451 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of...

Department Of Health: Over 5.9 Million Vaccinations To Date, First Doses Of Vaccine To 35.4% Of Population, PA Ranks 14th Among 50 States For First Dose Vaccinations

April 8, 2021

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., April 8, there were 4,746 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,059,044. There are 2,425 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of...

Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Joins Free Constituent Contact App “Be the Change“  

April 7, 2021

NORRISTOWN, PA −  April 7, 2021 − Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D- Montgomery, Delaware County) announced today that she has joined the civic engagement platform “Be the Change.” The free web platform and app is the only nonpartisan civic action platform...

Human Services Secretary Highlights Work Of Early Childhood Education Providers During The Pandemic, Availability Of COVID-19 Vaccines For Head Start Professionals

April 7, 2021

Harrisburg, PA – Department of Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller today visited the Grace Lutheran Church of Lancaster with Lancaster’s Community Action Partnership to highlight Pennsylvania’s ongoing work to facilitate COVID-19 vaccinations for Head...

Department Of Health Joins St. Luke’s University Health Network, Muslim Aid Initiative To Discuss Vaccine Hesitancy

April 7, 2021

Allentown, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Health Acting Secretary Alison Beam today joined leaders from St. Luke’s University Health Network and Rabiul Chowdhury from the Muslim Aid Initiative to talk about vaccine hesitancy among minority groups across...