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PA Department of Health update on COVID-19; 1,156 additional positives cases brings statewide total to 35,684
The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed that as of noon today,
April 22, there are 1,156 additional positive cases of COVID-19,
bringing the statewide total to 35,684. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania
have cases of COVID-19. Today, 58 new deaths are reported among positive
and probable cases, bringing the statewide total to 1,622. All people
are either in isolation at home or being treated at the hospital. The
number of cases by county is: Bucks, 2,004 and 126 deaths; Chester, 950
and 67 deaths; Delaware, 2,757 and 123 deaths; Lehigh, 2,374 and 49
deaths; Montgomery, 3,294 and 230 deaths; Northampton, 1,591 and 44
deaths; and Philadelphia, 9,696 and 365 deaths.
N.J. Department of Health reports 92,387 positive cases of COVID-19
The New Jersey Department of Health reports there are 92,387 positive
cases of COVID-19 in the state and 4,753 deaths. Hunterdon County
reported a total of 436 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 20 deaths,
including the following cases by municipality as of April 21:
Flemington, 16; Frenchtown, 4; Stockton, 0; Milford, 2; Lambertville,
14; Clinton, 20; Delaware, 12; East Amwell, 9; Kingwood, 9; West Amwell,
7; and Raritan Township, which surrounds Flemington, with the highest
number of cases, 70. The state reported that as of April 22, there are
2,845 Mercer County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 and
145 people have died.
Government
Telemedicine bill sent to Gov. Wolf
As Pennsylvania continues to cope with the impact of COVID-19, the
Senate gave final approval on April 21 to a bill that promotes
telemedicine as a way to overcome barriers to quality patient care
created by distance and reduce the costs of those services, according to
state Sen. Bob Mensch (R-24). Senate Bill 857, which now goes to the
governor for enactment into law, specifically defines telemedicine as
“the delivery of health care services provided through
telecommunications technology to a patient by a healthcare practitioner
who is at a different location.”
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Fitzpatrick urges funding to aid domestic violence survivors and pets amidst COVID-19
Nearly 80 members of the U.S. House, led by Reps. Katherine Clark,
D-Mass., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Katie Porter, D-Calif., and Vern
Buchanan, R-Fla. sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Calif., urging leadership to
include $4 million funding in the next COVID-19 package to help domestic
violence victims and their pets. In recent weeks, it has been reported
that incidents of domestic violence are on the rise.
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Community Support
Support for St. Luke’s from across the world
A group of more than 100 Lehigh University students and their families,
all members of the Chinese community, rallied together to support St.
Luke’s University Health Network in this time of great need. What
started out as an idea for a small fundraising campaign turned into a
life-saving initiative to purchase N95 and disposable 3-ply face masks –
critical personal protective equipment (PPE) – to help keep the
network’s front-line caregivers safe as they fight back against
COVID-19.
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