May 26, 2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Health Tuesday confirmed 906 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,197,468. 42 new COVID-related deaths were also reported for a total of 27,085 since the pandemic began. Currently 1230 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, 295 of whom are in the intensive care unit.
The Great Allentown Fair will return this summer from Wednesday, September 1 through Labor Day Monday, September 6. The Lehigh County Agricultural Society voted unanimously to resume the fair after a one-year hiatus caused by the pandemic.
When Mayfair returns this weekend, there will be a little something new. Cedar Crest College, which hosts Mayfair, will partner with St. Luke’s University Health Network to provide COVID vaccines. Vaccines will be provided to those with scheduled appointments on Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30 from 1 - 4 p.m. on the festival grounds at Cedar Crest College. St. Luke’s will be administering 500 Johnson & Joh
College and university commencements 2021: Pa. schools holding in-person, virtual, drive-in ceremonies
Updated May 05, 2021;
Posted May 03, 2021
Colleges and universities in Pennsylvania are holding in-person, virtual, drive-in and drive through ceremonies for commencement 2021. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)AP
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Some held them virtually.
A year later, colleges and universities have scheduled commencement ceremonies in person, virtually, drive in and drive through. In some cases, in-person events will be held over multiple days or multiple times in one day to reduce the number of people attending.
Some schools are either including the class of 2020 or holding separate events for them.
Some of the schools have plans to move outdoor ceremonies indoor if it rains. That could limit the number of people who may attend.
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