Daily Update: March 22, 2020 2:30 PM
Pennsylvania
- 479 confirmed cases, 4,964 tested negative, Deaths 2
Cases by county in the 10-county region per Pennsylvania Department of Health
* case count last updated at 12:00 p.m. on 3/20/2020
| Cases | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|
| Allegheny: | 40 | 1 |
| Armstrong: | 0 | 0 |
| Beaver: | 3 | 0 |
| Butler: | 1 | 0 |
| Fayette: | 1 | 0 |
| Greene: | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana: | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence: | 0 | 0 |
| Washington: | 7 | 0 |
| Westmoreland: | 4 | 0 |
State Update
- Pennsylvania now has 479 cases of COVID-19 spread through 33 counties – up 108 from yesterday. A total of 4,964 have tested negative;
- DCED has received over 10,000 requests for waiver from Gov. Wolf’s order to close certain operations;
- DCED hopes to begin sending out waiver notifications this afternoon;
- Pa Department of Health Secretary Rachel Levine conduced 1pm presser;
- Levine: there are no plans to close takeout/food delivery services in PA; even with shelter-in-place order, grocery stores and food merchants would continue operations;
- Philadelphia residents required to shelter in place beginning 8am Monday;
- Pennsylvania primary election likely to be delayed until June 2 – legislation being worked on in the Pa General Assembly with the Wolf Administration;
- Levine: very healthy to be outside, enjoy the sunshine, ride a bike, take a walk, play in the yard as long as you maintain 6’ social distancing;
- Levine: @PAHealthDept is a trusted source of information on Twitter; on facebook Pennsylvania Department of Health; visit website at health.pa.gov;
- Levine: Please do not allow your children to have play dates, sleep overs, or participate in activities with other children.
Local Update
- MSA is working with Highmark and AHN to distribute 65,000 N95 masks to Pittsburgh hospitals, first responders, and health care community;
- Fayette County announced first case of positive COVID-19;
Federal Update
- Negotiations continue on phase 3 legislation. Speaker Pelosi intends to introduce a new House Democratic version of the legislation
- Latest reports are that phase 3 will include a one-time $3,000 payment for families and $4T of liquidity to support national economy;
- Expected cloture vote imminent to bring the phase 3 bill to the floor – many objections being raised by Senate Democrats and House leadership;