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COVID-19: Pennsylvania Averages Record 5,000 Hospitalizations Daily COVID-19: Pennsylvania Averages Record 5,000 Hospitalizations Daily
Covid-19: Pennsylvania Averages Record 5,000 Hospitalizations Daily Nearly 6,000 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in Pennsylvania, which has seen record levels of cases across the state this past week, authorities said. . The Keystone State has averaged more than 5,000 patients in the hospital every day during the past week due to COVID-19, state officials said on Tuesday. That's an all-time high for the state since the coronavirus epidemic arrived in  In fact, it's nearly double the state's last peak in spring, officials said. It also coincides with the nation's peak for hospitalizations which was recorded on Monday, according to The Hill.  A total of…

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by Jon Craig
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COVID-19: Bucks County Businesses Defying Governor's New Orders COVID-19: Bucks County Businesses Defying Governor's New Orders
Covid-19: Bucks County Businesses Defying Governor's New Orders A brewing company and a pair of gyms were among dozens of health clubs, restaurants and bars defying new COVID-19 orders in Pennsylvania. The new orders went into effect Saturday and will be in place until Jan. 4. For some, that date isn't soon enough. The Proper Brewing Company on Dec. 12 announced they will be open for business as usual. "We’ve taken everything to date into consideration and have decided that we will continue to operate with inside dining, takeout and outside dining in our heated tent, while following the CDC and state Covid guidelines that we have implemented since Jul…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: Virus Spreads To 100 Hospital Workers On Jersey Shore COVID-19: Virus Spreads To 100 Hospital Workers On Jersey Shore
Covid-19: Virus Spreads To 100 Hospital Workers On Jersey Shore Coronavirus has spread to at least 100 workers from Ocean Medical Center in Brick Township, officials said.  A memo posted on the hospital parent company’s website on Monday attributed the recent outbreak to “colleagues socializing outside of work.” The memo has since been removed. Benjamin Goldstein, a spokesman for.Hackensack Meridian Health, which owns the 318-bed hospital in Ocean County, said in a statement that  visits with patients have been suspended with the exception of labor and delivery, end-of-life care, pediatrics and adult patients with special needs,  “We con…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ's Top Health Official Judy Persichilli To Isolate After COVID-19 Exposure NJ's Top Health Official Judy Persichilli To Isolate After COVID-19 Exposure
NJ's Top Health Official Judy Persichilli To Isolate After Covid-19 Exposure New Jersey's top health official will be quarantining for 10 days after being exposed to COVID-19. Judy Persichilli will be voluntarily quarantining in her home until Dec. 8 "out of an abundance of caution and in line with the Department’s guidance," a statement from a DOH spokesperson said. The news comes after a member of Persichilli's office tested positive for COVID-19, officials said.  The employee was last in the building on Nov. 24, and is isolating at home. According to the CDC, 71-year-old Persichilli is at higher risk of severe effects from the virus. She will not be partic…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: Pfizer Boasts Vaccine Candidate That's More Than 90% Effective COVID-19: Pfizer Boasts Vaccine Candidate That's More Than 90% Effective
Covid-19: Pfizer Boasts Vaccine Candidate That's More Than 90% Effective More reliable than the flu shot? Pfizer on Monday trumpeted a COVID-19 vaccine candidate as more than 90% effective – nearly three times better than the effectiveness of last season’s influenza vaccine. Pfizer said it hopes to have 50 million doses of the free vaccine ready by the end of this year and as many as 1.3 billion doses available next year to fight the deadly global pandemic. Two doses per person of BNT162b2 would be necessary, said the Manhattan-based drug maker, which teamed up with BioNTech of Germany to develop the booster. Pfizer plans to ask the federal Food and Drug Admini…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CANCELLED: Risky Halloween Activities Banned In These North Jersey Towns CANCELLED: Risky Halloween Activities Banned In These North Jersey Towns
Cancelled: Risky Halloween Activities Banned In These North Jersey Towns While Gov. Phil Murphy gave trick-or-treating the green light this year, some towns are giving it the red light amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Halloween activities such as trick-or-treating, trunk-or-treating, parties, carnivals, or festivals with large crowds were banned in several towns. The first to do so was Bound Brook. The borough's OEM coordinator on Oct. 7 put out a memo saying trick-or-treating, trunk-or-treating, hay rides, haunted houses, parties and large gatherings would not be permitted. Virtual activities, drive-thru events and family activities were allowed, though. The f…

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by Cecilia Levine
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LAWSUIT: 65 Atlantic City Firefighters Exposed To COVID-19 Followed 'Ineffective' Approach LAWSUIT: 65 Atlantic City Firefighters Exposed To COVID-19 Followed 'Ineffective' Approach
Lawsuit: 65 Atlantic City Firefighters Exposed To Covid-19 Followed 'Ineffective' Approach The Atlantic City firefighters union has filed a lawsuit saying the city took an "ineffective approach" to handling the COVID-19 pandemic after 65 firefighters were exposed to the virus. The city arranged rapid tests for firefighters directly exposed to six others who tested positive, and instructed those who tested negative to return to work, according to the suit filed in Atlantic County Superior Court. Filed by Local 198, the suit calls the approach to handling the virus "ineffective," and " jeopardized the health and safety of all firefighters, their families, and the general publi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: CDC Releases Halloween Guidelines For Trick-Or-Treating COVID-19: CDC Releases Halloween Guidelines For Trick-Or-Treating
Covid-19: CDC Releases Halloween Guidelines For Trick-Or-Treating New guidelines for trick-or-treating on Halloween have been released by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). The guidance was published on the CDC website Monday night, Sept. 21. "Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses," the CDC said. "There are several safer, alternative ways to participate in Halloween.  "If you may have COVID-19 or you may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, you should not participate in in-person Halloween festivities and should not give out candy to trick-or-treaters." The CDC offered several …

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Justice Department Considers Whether Murphy, Cuomo COVID Nursing Home Policies Killed Thousands Justice Department Considers Whether Murphy, Cuomo COVID Nursing Home Policies Killed Thousands
Justice Department Considers Whether Murphy, Cuomo COVID Nursing Home Policies Killed Thousands U.S. Justice Department officials said they are trying to determine whether COVID-19 policies of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo “may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents." Federal authorities said they hadn't launched an investigation. Rather, they said, they're conducting preliminary inquiries into COVID policies in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan while considering a possible civil rights investigation under a federal law that protects the rights of residents in state-run nursing homes, among others. Letters…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Central Jersey Doctor Reports Patients Reinfected With Coronavirus Central Jersey Doctor Reports Patients Reinfected With Coronavirus
Central Jersey Doctor Reports Patients Reinfected With Coronavirus Coronavirus antibodies won't keep you from getting the virus again, says a Central Jersey doctor reporting that at least two of his patients have.been reinfected with coronavirus after testing negative for months in between. Dr. Stuart Ditchek, who treats patients in Deal and surrounding parts of Monmouth County, said in a Wednesday night video posted here on YouTube, "We now have two cases that are reinfected that I am personally connected with." Ditchek said the first patient had COVID-19 a few months ago, tested negative for months in between, went to a party last weekend, and then teste…

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by Jon Craig
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New Rules: Here Are The Guidelines For NJ's Personal Care Businesses New Rules: Here Are The Guidelines For NJ's Personal Care Businesses
New Rules: Here Are The Guidelines For NJ's Personal Care Businesses New Jersey's personal care businesses are going to look a whole lot different. Set to reopen after the COVID-19 shutdown June 22, the salons and parlors will be operating under a new set of standards, released by the state's Division of consumer Affairs. The guidelines apply to beauty salons, barber shops, makeup shops, day and medical spas (not saunas, steam rooms or bathing facilities), electrology facilities, hair braiding shops, massage parlors, nail salons, tanning salons and tattoo parlors. Screening customers and staff no more than 24 hours before a scheduled appointment and immed…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19 Cases Reported At Cape May Coast Guard Training Center COVID-19 Cases Reported At Cape May Coast Guard Training Center
Covid-19 Cases Reported At Cape May Coast Guard Training Center A Coast Guard Training Center Cape May recruit and a civilian staff member tested positive for COVID-19. All recruits from company U-198 were tested on June 3 as part of coronavirus medical surveillance on all incoming recruits in the Restriction of Movement (ROM) plan, designed to mitigate risk of potential infection, officials said. As a result, one asymptomatic recruit's test came back positive on June 6, Coast Guard officials said. The clinic on base reported the test results to federal, state and local health officials, CG officials said. The recruit has been isolated and re…

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by Cecilia Levine