Northeastern Pennsylvania counties and the commonwealth as a whole continue to show signs of progress in the fight against COVID-19, though medical officials are still stressing the importance of diligence in order to win the war against the pandemic.
Across the Keystone State, coronavirus percent positivity saw yet another decline in the most recent COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard report, which is released weekly on Mondays.
Percent positivity for the entirety of Pennsylvania decreased from 12.8% for the week of Jan. 8 to Jan. 14 to 10.5% for the week of Jan. 15 to Jan. 21.
However, every county in the state currently has a percent positivity above 5%, which is deemed concerning. While two counties have rates over 20%, that does make for a decrease of two counties from last week’s report.
Umatilla County health officials say the health department is scheduled to receive 700 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in time for clinics planned to vaccinate the first round of educators in the county.
The outdoor events are planned to take place at the Pendleton Convention Center on Thursday, Jan. 28, and the parking lot of Hermiston High School on Friday, Jan. 29, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Residents from Phase 1a who have yet to receive the vaccine are also eligible to be immunized at the events, according to Joe Fiumara, the countyâs public health director.
âWe are in communication with all school districts (including private schools) asking them to prioritize 25% of their staff to send to the events,â Fiumara said. âWe ask that they prioritize based on special education and elementary educators, and those that work directly with children.â
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In the hours after the big announcement, the region’s health systems were inundated with phone calls and emails to clinics, physicians and call centers.
Thousands of people were suddenly eligible to get the covid-19 vaccine.
They wanted it fast.
But the announcement by Pennsylvania officials expanding the vaccination eligibility pool to people older than 65, and those with cancer, diabetes and many other conditions came days after health officials learned the federal stockpile of vaccine was depleted, and disruptions in supply were likely to occur as a result.
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COVID has devastated long-term care facilities in Washington, Idaho and across the nation.
It’s going to be a little while longer before families get to hug their loved ones again at Peterson Place Assisted Living in Hayden.
“It’s been very challenging for us, very challenging for us and the poor residents,” said Michelle Cook, the director of nurses for Peterson Place.
It’s been a challenge for Cook seeing her residents go through all of this, especially them not being able to see family, too.
The assisted living facility stopped bringing in visitors once COVID started spreading in November.