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COVID-19: 700K+ Cases Reported In Maryland, New Daily Record Broken COVID-19: 700K+ Cases Reported In Maryland, New Daily Record Broken
Covid-19: 700K+ Cases Reported In Maryland, New Daily Record Broken Maryland now has a total of 700,553 confirmed cases of COVID-19, also breaking a daily record of new cases in a single day by adding more than 14,000 within 24 hours, according to the state's Coronavirus dashboard. The surge in COVID-19 has largely been blamed on the highly infectious Omicron variant spreading throughout the state. The 7-day average of new COVID-19 cases has also increased to nearly 21%. In addition, 11,522 people have now died from the virus in Maryland and 2,122 are hospitalized. Several hospitals throughout the state have declared emergencies or shifted to contingency…

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by Joe Gomez
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Chris Rock Says He's Got COVID-19: 'Trust Me You Don't Want This' Chris Rock Says He's Got COVID-19: 'Trust Me You Don't Want This'
Chris Rock Says He's Got Covid-19: 'Trust Me You Don't Want This' Chris Rock became the latest celebrity to announce that he has the coronavirus -- and after being vaccinated. “Hey guys I just found out I have COVID," Rock tweeted Sunday. "[T]rust me you don’t want this," he added. "Get vaccinated.” Rock, 56, who has a home in Alpine, joked with Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" in May that he'd skipped the line to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “I didn’t care. I used my celebrity, Jimmy," he said. "I didn’t care. I was like, ‘Hey, step aside, Betty White. Step aside, old people. Judge Judy, kiss my ass.' I was like Billy Zane on the Titanic.” Rock's infec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Coronavirus Closure Of Adams County Restaurant After 6 Employees Test Positive Coronavirus Closure Of Adams County Restaurant After 6 Employees Test Positive
Coronavirus Closure Of Adams County Restaurant After 6 Employees Test Positive A Gettysburg area staple has temporarily closed due to a coronavirus outbreak among the staff. Gettysburg Eddie's on Steinwehr Avenue has closed its doors after six employees tested positive for the coronavirus. A waitress was the first to get sick last weekend. "We followed every mandate, every protocol, the whole pandemic through, didn't have one single positive case," the owner, Bill Wills, told WGAL News 8. The closure is estimated to cause a loss of $7,000 to $8,000 per day.

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by Jillian Pikora
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COVID-19: Pfizer Nearing Release Of Vaccine For Children Ages 12 -15, FDA Says COVID-19: Pfizer Nearing Release Of Vaccine For Children Ages 12 -15, FDA Says
Covid-19: Pfizer Nearing Release Of Vaccine For Children Ages 12 -15, FDA Says The U.S. Food and Drug Administration could authorize Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 as early as next week, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing federal officials.  The timing could not be better for school districts that are resuming in-person instruction and hoping for a full return to normalcy next fall.  Vaccinating children is also a crucial element in achieving heard immunity and decreasing numbers of hospitalizations and deaths, The Times says.  While NJ, NY and CT positive rates have been dropping, other states including Pen…

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by Jon Craig
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Lions in Pennsylvania Zoo Test Positive For COVID Lions in Pennsylvania Zoo Test Positive For COVID
Lions in Pennsylvania Zoo Test Positive For COVID Two female lions have tested positive for coronavirus at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium zoo officials said on Thursday. The results came for a PCR testing of fecal matter revealed that two of the cats were infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, likely contracted after exposure to an asymptomatic zoo employee. Tests for the virus are regularly done since animals at zoos have previously been infected with it, but this is the first case at the Pittsburgh Zoo. “The risk of infection between zoo animals and guests is very low,” says Dr. Barbara Baker, President & CEO. “As w…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pennsylvania Surpasses One Million COVID-19 Cases Pennsylvania Surpasses One Million COVID-19 Cases
Pennsylvania Surpasses One Million Covid-19 Cases The state of Pennsylvania surpassed a million coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic on Thursday, March 25. The Pennsylvania Department of Health added 3,623 cases bringing the statewide total to 1,000,240 at noon. The state reported 41 new deaths for a statewide total is the statewide total to 24,917. The state says 4,614, 946 vaccine shots have be administer with 1,624,667 Pennsylvanians being fully vaccinated. The state has over 12 million residents. The DOH says nearly 10% of all adult residents have been vaccinated.  Gov. Tom Wolf tweeted about the state's vaccination per…

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by Jillian Pikora