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Pennsylvania Department of Health Facing Class Action Lawsuit For Contract Tracing Data Breach Pennsylvania Department of Health Facing Class Action Lawsuit For Contract Tracing Data Breach
Pennsylvania Department of Health Facing Class Action Lawsuit For Contract Tracing Data Breach The Pennsylvania Department of Health is now the target of a class action lawsuit, along with Insight Global, following a data breach of contact tracing files, according to court documents. Over 72,000 Pennsylvanians had their data leaked, according to a statement by Insight Global on April 29. The lawsuit claims the Department of Health and Insight Global knew about the breach at the end of February but didn’t take action until the end of April. Both organizations are accused of negligence, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday. The leak included names, phone numbers, address, COVID-1…

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by Jillian Pikora
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First Case Of More Contagious Coronavirus Variant Detected In Pennsylvania First Case Of More Contagious Coronavirus Variant Detected In Pennsylvania
First Case Of More Contagious Coronavirus Variant Detected In Pennsylvania The first case of a more contagious strain of COVID-19 has been detected in Pennsylvania, officials said Thursday morning. The case is reported to have come from an individual from Dauphin County, who was exposed through international contact, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said. The individual had mild symptoms, which have since been resolved while they completed their isolation at home, officials say. "Pennsylvania has been preparing for this variant by working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and has been sending 10-35 random sam…

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by Nicole Acosta
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NEW RULES: Pennsylvania Schools Must Close Once Certain Number Of COVID-19 Cases Are Reported NEW RULES: Pennsylvania Schools Must Close Once Certain Number Of COVID-19 Cases Are Reported
NEW Rules: Pennsylvania Schools Must Close Once Certain Number Of Covid-19 Cases Are Reported Pennsylvania's Department of Education last month released a new set of cleaning and closing procedures in the event of new COVID-19 cases and outbreaks in the state's public Kindergarten through 12th grade schools. The Nov. 23 guidelines say schools with a certain number of cases must go all-remote for a certain period of time, once a specific number of cases are reported. And it could happen on very short notice. The guidelines provide advice on contact tracing, cleaning, closures and quarantining. The level of community transmission is considered (low, moderate and substantial) as is th…

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by Cecilia Levine