Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) will reportedly issue a stay-an-home order for the entire state as the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases there jumps to more than 5,800.
A previous stay-at-home order for 33 counties will be broadened to cover the state’s 12.8 million people, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported, citing three sources with knowledge of Wolf’s plans.
Pennsylvania saw its largest single-day increase of cases Tuesday, with 756 people testing positive for COVID-19. Cases of the virus have been confirmed in 60 of 67 counties and at least 63 people have died after contracting it. As of Wednesday, Pennsylvania officials put the total confirmed cases in the state at 5,805.
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JUST IN: Pennsylvania governor to issue stay-at-home order for whole state: report https://t.co/A9U1AeLUty pic.twitter.com/nAIkeDG2lV
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The governor just signed the order today:
https://www.wtae.com/article/pennsylvania-stay-at-home-order-statewide-coronavirus/32008159
Not sure how this will work with the Amish population in central/eastern PA. A state agricultural program which works with the Amish has said they are aware of the virus and are taking some hygiene precautions. Not sure if they are self-isolating to any extent.
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