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COVID-19 Update: Wednesday, April 28

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from Pennsylvania’s state government as of 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28.

Governor Wolf

State and local agencies are launching a multi-faceted approach to bringing COVID-19 vaccines to Pennsylvanians who cannot leave their homes, the Wolf administration explains in a news release.

Department of Health

  • The Department of Health has notified all COVID-19 vaccine providers that the pause in administering doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine has been lifted.  Learn more in this news release.
  • The Department of Health has updated its recommendations for COVID-19 treatment options to reflect changes in use authorizations issued by the FDA.
  • The Department of Health has updated its public health recommendations for individuals fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
  • The Department of Health has updated its mask guidance to reflect recent changes announced by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Find an announcement about the updated guidance here.
  • The Department of Health announced that its COVID-19 testing sites in Delaware, Monroe, and Northampton counties have been extended.  For dates, hours, and locations, see this news release.

Department of Health – by the numbers

  • The daily number of new COVID-19 cases, while still very high, has fallen slightly in the past few days.  To date, more than 1.1 million Pennsylvanians have contracted COVID-19.
  • The number of COVID-19 deaths, which had been declining even amid rising case counts, has risen slightly over the past two weeks.  So far, more than 26,000 Pennsylvanians have died from COVID-19.
  • For the week from April 16 through April 22 the state’s overall COVID-19 test positivity rate was 8.6 percent, down from 9.6 percent last week and ending a three-week run of increases.
  • Six counties have a positivity rate lower than five percent, up from four last week; no counties have a positivity rate greater than 20 percent, down from one the three past weeks.Three counties are currently experiencing low levels of community transmission of COVID-19, the same as the past two weeks; 11 counties are experiencing moderate levels of community transmission, up from nine last week but less than the 14 of two weeks ago; and 53 counties are currently experiencing substantial levels of community transmission, down from 55 counties last week but more than the 50 of the week before.
  • The number of Pennsylvanians hospitalized with COVID-19, in hospital ICUs because of COVID-19, and on ventilators because of COVID-19 have all fallen in the past week.
  • Currently, 19 percent of adult ICU beds in the state are unoccupied, as are 12 percent of medical/surgical beds, 13 percent of pediatric ICU beds, 22 percent of pediatric beds, and 33 percent of airborne isolation units.Nearly 3.3 million Pennsylvanians have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard.  In addition, Philadelphia just reached the 500,000 mark in number of people fully vaccinated, the city’s Department of Public Health reports.

Harrisburg, PA capital buildingGeneral Assembly

  • The House Republican Policy Committee held a hearing on Tuesday to examine the regulatory suspensions and waivers issued as a result of COVID-19 and to assess the extent to which those regulations should be eliminated or reinstated. The committee heard from a variety of health care providers who testified that the suspensions and waivers were vital to their ability to meet patient and staffing needs during the pandemic. Telemedicine and the ability to be reimbursed at the same rate as in-person care was highlighted as something that should be continued beyond the end of the pandemic.
  • Senate Bill 190, the “Essential Family Caregiver Act,” passed the Senate on third and final consideration Tuesday. Senate Bill 190 permits long-term care, hospice, assisted living, personal care, and intermediate-care facilities to designate, under certain conditions, at least one essential family caregiver per resident to provide companionship and assist with activities requiring one-on-one direction. A similar bill, House Bill 649, passed the House in March.

Around the State

  • On Tuesday a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review headline declared that “Allegheny County posts lowest single-day covid case report in 6 months” and reported that “For the first time since Oct. 26, Allegheny County has posted a single-day covid case number below 100.”
  • The city of Philadelphia has approved a limited number of restaurants for 50 percent indoor dining capacity.  See the list here.
  • The city also has lifted its 50-person limit on outdoor dining and is now permitting bar seating with eased restrictions.  KYW radio offers the details.
  • The city intends to ease more restrictions on restaurants and indoor events as of May 7, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
  • Congressman Fred Keller (R-12) told the Williamsport Sun-Gazette that he will sponsor legislation to ensure that American citizens have priority for COVID-19 vaccines over undocumented immigrants.  His bill will be called the Saving Hypodermic Injections and Offering Vaccines to Taxpayers Swiftly (SHOTS) Act and he counts another member of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation, Mike Kelly (R-16), as a co-sponsor.

 

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COVID-19 Update for Friday, April 23

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from Pennsylvania’s state government as of 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 23.

Governor Wolf

Governor Wolf has issued an executive order about regulatory relief post-COVID-19, calling on state agencies to recommend actions to reduce or eliminate regulatory impediments to economic, health and safety, and employment recovery.  The order, directed at all departments, offices, boards, commissions, and councils under the governor’s jurisdiction, applies to all regulatory statutes or parts thereof temporarily suspended under 35 Pa. C.S. § 7301(f) from March 6, 2020 to the present and to all regulations or parts thereof temporarily suspended under 35 Pa. C.S. § 7301(f) from March 6, 2020 to the present.  Agencies that suspended regulations are directed to evaluate the legal, administrative, public health and safety, and fiscal effects of maintaining the suspensions outside of the COVID-19 disaster emergency; to recommend whether the suspension should be made permanent and which regulations should lapse after COVID-19; and to outline the actions necessary to make permanent any recommended changes.  The agencies are directed to complete this work by May 4.  To learn more, see the governor’s executive order in the April 24, 2021 edition of the Pennsylvania Bulletin, pages 9 and 10 (pages 2259 and 2260 in the bulletin).

Department of Health

The Department of Health has updated its alert explaining its decision to follow federal guidance and temporarily direct providers to stop administering the Johnson & Johnson Janssen vaccine.  Changes are highlighted in yellow.

Department of Health – by the numbers

  • The daily number of new COVID-19 cases, while still very high, has fallen slightly in the past week.
  • The number of COVID-19 deaths, which had been declining even amid rising case counts, has been much higher over the past two weeks.For the week from April 9 through April 16 the state’s overall COVID-19 test positivity rate was 9.6 percent, up slightly from 9.5 percent last week.Four counties currently have a positivity rate lower than five percent, down from seven last week and 10 the week before; only one county has a rate greater than 20 percent, the same situation as the past two weeks.Three counties are currently experiencing low levels of community transmission of COVID-19, the same as last week but down from five the week before that; nine counties are experiencing moderate levels of community transmission, down from 14 last week and 17 the week before; and 55 counties are currently experiencing substantial levels of community transmission, up from 50 counties last week and 45 the week before.
  • The number of Pennsylvanians hospitalized with COVID-19, in hospital ICUs because of COVID-19, and on ventilators because of COVID-19 is slightly higher than it was a week ago but is down over the past three days.
  • Currently, 17 percent of adult ICU beds in the state are unoccupied, as are 14 percent of medical/surgical beds, 11 percent of pediatric ICU beds, 22 percent of pediatric beds, and 33 percent of airborne isolation units.
  • Pennsylvania passed the three million mark for fully vaccinated residents today according to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard.  An additional 471,000 people have been vaccinated in Philadelphia, according to the city’s Department of Health.

Department of Human Services

On March 15 the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) raised Medicare payments for administering each dose of COVID-19 vaccines to $40.  Now, DHS has decided to raise the Medicaid fee to the same $40, effective March 15.  Go here to see the Medical Assistance Bulletin announcing the fee increase.

Around the State

  • PennLive reports that the state Senate has extended its temporary rule enabling senators to participate in the chamber’s proceedings remotely during the COVID-19 emergency.  A previous extension expired on March 31 and this one lasts until May 31.
  • Acting Department of Health Secretary Alison Beam received her first COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday.  She tweeted a photo.
  • Demand for COVID-19 vaccines is not strong in pockets of Pennsylvania, including Erie, according to the Erie Times-News; in the Pittsburgh area, as reported by KDKA; in Bradford, Lebanon, York, and Adams counties and parts of Dauphin, Mifflin, and Lycoming counties, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer; and in Philadelphia, Philly Voice reports.
  • In response to declining demand for vaccines and the continuing challenge of vaccinating hard-to-reach people, the state intends to re-engage with the kinds of smaller providers, like neighborhood pharmacies and physician offices, that it cut off from vaccine supplies early in the year amid a change of direction in which it focused on working with larger providers that could vaccinate more people in shorter periods of time.  The AP explains.

 

 

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COVID-19 Update: Friday, April 16

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from Pennsylvania state government as of 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 16th.

Department of Health

  • Early in the week The Department of Health notified all COVID-19 vaccine providers to stop administering doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine until at least April 20 following the recommendation to do so from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration.  On Thursday it extended this pause until April 24.
  • The Department of Health also issued an alert to providers conveying the same message.  The alert outlines the medical rationale for the decision and advises providers on symptoms to monitor among patients who have received this vaccine.  Find that alert here.
  • The Department of Health has made public data shared by skilled nursing facilities through last month’s mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Needs Assessment survey.  Data may be downloaded here by facility and by county.  These rates will serve as a benchmark and the survey will be conducted quarterly, with the next survey at the end of June.  The statewide average facility vaccination rate for residents was 78.84 percent and for staff/contractors was 52.64 percent.
  • The Department of Health published its vaccine strategy for long-term-care facilities, which includes three group purchasing organizations (GeriMed, Innovatix, and Managed Health Care Associates, Inc.) and CVS/Omnicare that will supply eligible long-term-care pharmacies with vaccine allocations that may be requested by long-term-care facilities as additional needs arise.
  • The Department of Health reports that in March its nursing home surveyors conducted 570 inspections, including 283 complaint investigations of 396 separate nursing homes.  Of these, 244 were COVID-19-specific investigations.  Learn more about recent nursing home surveys, investigations, and vaccine efforts from this Department of Health news release.

Financial graphsDepartment of Health – by the numbers

  • The daily number of new COVID-19 cases has risen sharply over the past four days:  the highest four-day total since January.
  • The number of COVID-19 deaths, which had been declining even amid rising case counts, has risen sharply in the past four days as well.
  • For the week from April 2 through April 8 the state’s overall COVID-19 test positivity rate remained the same 9.5 percent it was last week, halting a three-week rise in this important measure.
  • Seven counties currently have a positivity rate lower than five percent, down from 10 last week and 17 counties the week before; only one county has a rate greater than 20 percent, the same situation as last week.
  • Three counties are currently experiencing low levels of community transmission of COVID-19, down from five last week and six the week before that; 14 counties are experiencing moderate levels of community transmission, down from 17 last week and 26 the week before; and 50 counties are currently experiencing substantial levels of community transmission, up from 46 counties last week and 35 the week before.
  • The number of Pennsylvanians hospitalized with COVID-19 has risen 25 percent since April 1; the number in hospital ICUs because of COVID-19 has risen 28 percent since April 1; and the number on ventilators because of COVID-19 has risen 26 percent since April 1.
  • Currently, 18 percent of adult ICU beds in the state are unoccupied, as are 12 percent of medical/surgical beds, 11 percent of pediatric ICU beds, 22 percent of pediatric beds, and 32 percent of airborne isolation units.
  • Pennsylvania passed the 2.5 million mark of vaccinated residents yesterday and according to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard, more than 2.6 million Pennsylvanians have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  An additional 438,000 people have been vaccinated in Philadelphia, according to the city’s Department of Public Health.

Pennsylvania State MapAround the State

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COVID-19 Update for Monday, April 12

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from Pennsylvania state government as of 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 12th.

Governor Wolf

Effective Tuesday, April 13, all Pennsylvania adults will be eligible to schedule an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine.  This is six days earlier than the administration previously stated.  Learn more from this Wolf administration news release.  The announcement does not affect the city of Philadelphia, which intends to follow to its plan to broaden eligibility next Monday, April 19.

Department of Health

  • The Department of Health has updated its infection prevention and control recommendations for health care settings that was last revised in September of 2020.  Changes and additions are noted in red throughout the document.
  • The Department of Health has announced a partnership with Latino Connection and Highmark Blue Shield to launch the first statewide COVID-19 mobile vaccination clinic tour to provide vaccinations and education targeting minority and underserved communities.  The program will include mobile units to conduct a statewide vaccination and education tour; a Facebook page to register for vaccines; and 100 events in corner stores and bodegas where individuals who do not have access to the internet, or who are in need of assistance, can pre-register for vaccines.  Learn more from this Department of Health news release.
  • The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and Department of Health announced the opening of a regional vaccination clinic on Penn State’s University Park campus in Centre County.  Initially this site is expected to administer 600 doses a day.  Go here for information on location, hours, and how to sign up for vaccines.
  • The Department of Health has established a new free COVID-19 test site in Monroe County.  The site will be open through April 18.  For information about hours and location, go here.

Pennsylvania State MapDepartment of Health – by the numbers

  • The daily number of new COVID-19 cases has risen in the past two months and remains high.
  • Despite the rising number of new COVID-19 cases, daily death totals continue to decline and have been in single digits for four of the past nine days.
  • For the week from April 2 through April 8 the state’s overall COVID-19 test positivity rate remained the same 9.5 percent it was last week, halting a three-week rise in this important measure.
  • The number of Pennsylvanians hospitalized with COVID-19, in hospital ICUs because of COVID-19, and on ventilators because of COVID-19 all continue to rise slightly.
  • Currently, 19 percent of adult ICU beds in the state are unoccupied, as are 16 percent of medical/surgical beds, 12 percent of pediatric ICU beds, 26 percent of pediatric beds, and 35 percent of airborne isolation units.
  • According to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard, 2.4 million Pennsylvanians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and an additional 363,000 people have been vaccinated in Philadelphia, according to the city’s Department of Public Health.

Department of Human Services

DHS has announced that the state will work with Walgreens to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to staff and residents of congregate care settings licensed by DHS that were not part of the federal Pharmacy Partnership Program.  This program is expected to vaccinate approximately 2200 people living at 100 facilities through mid-April.  Learn more from this DHS news release.

Around the State

  • Allegheny County has opened its first COVID-19 clinic in the Mon Valley, according to WESA radio.  It is expected to administer up to 200 vaccines a day and will focus on people facing barriers to access to care.
  • Demand for COVID-19 vaccines in Erie County has fallen and fewer people are struggling to schedule appointments, the Erie Times-News reports.
  • FEMA’s mass vaccination clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia is scheduled to close on April 26 and four members of the state’s congressional delegation are asking the White House to keep it open.  Currently the clinic is administering about 6000 vaccines a day, making it the single largest provider of vaccines in the city.  The Philadelphia Inquirer tells the story.
  • The Billy Penn web site features a map and a list detailing more than 200 sites in Philadelphia where people can get COVID-19 vaccines.  Most are by appointment only, and the site also features information about different ways to search for vaccine appointments.

 

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COVID-19 Update: Wednesday, April 7

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from Pennsylvania’s  state government as of 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7..

Governor Wolf

  • Effective last Sunday, April 4, Governor Wolf and the Department of Health lifted the mandate that businesses operate through telework when possible.  Even so, the revised orders “highly encourage” continued use of telework if possible.  Learn more from the governor’s revised order, the revised Department of Health order, and this FAQ about this change.
  • This week Pennsylvanians in Phase 1B of the state’s vaccination plan became eligible to schedule COVID-19 vaccinations appointments, the Wolf administration announced in a news release.  Phase 1B eligible people include those living in congregate settings not otherwise specified as long-term-care facilities, people receiving home and community-based services, U.S. Postal Service workers, manufacturing workers, clergy and other essential support for houses of worship, public transit workers, and education workers.
  • The same news release notes that on April 12 all Pennsylvanians in Phase 1C will be eligible to start scheduling vaccination appointments and on April 19 all residents will be eligible to start scheduling vaccination appointments.
  • Pennsylvania has completed its campaign to vaccinate school teachers and staff, the governor’s office announced.  More than 112,000 such individuals were vaccinated.

Department of Health

The Department of Health has released a summary of all COVID-19-related health alerts, advisories, and updates it has issued during the pandemic, including information on which health alerts were replaced by others after release.

Department of Health – by the numbers

  • The daily number of new COVID-19 cases has risen in the past six weeks after a period of more modest numbers.  Nearly half of all new COVID-19 cases in the country were diagnosed in just five states last week and Pennsylvania is one of the five, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
  • Amid daily case counts higher now than they have been in recent months but much lower than they were in December and January and growing numbers of Pennsylvanians receiving vaccines, the number of COVID-19 tests being performed in the state, Department of Health data shows, is now roughly half of what it was at the pandemic’s peak during the first ten days of December.
  • Despite the rising number of new COVID-19 cases, daily death totals are not rising and are much lower than they were during the pandemic’s autumn and winter peak.
  • For the week from March 26 through April 1 the state’s overall COVID-19 test positivity rate was 9.5 percent, up from 7.6 percent last week.  This is the third consecutive week the state’s positivity rate has risen.
  • Ten counties currently have a positivity rate lower than five percent, down from 17 counties last week, and one has a rate greater than 20 percent.
  • Five counties are currently experiencing low levels of community transmission of COVID-19, down from six last week; 17 counties are experiencing moderate levels of community transmission, down from 26 last week; and 45 counties are currently experiencing substantial levels of community transmission, up from 35 counties last week.
  • The number of Pennsylvanians hospitalized with COVID-19, in hospital ICUs because of COVID-19, and on ventilators because of COVID-19 all continue to rise.
  • Currently, 21 percent of adult ICU beds in the state are unoccupied, as are 18 percent of medical/surgical beds, 17 percent of pediatric ICU beds, 30 percent of pediatric beds, and 36 percent of airborne isolation units.
  • Earlier this week, according to the state’s vaccine dashboard, the number of Pennsylvanians who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 passed the two-million mark.  This number does not include Philadelphia, which operates a separate COVID-19 vaccination program and where another 327,000 people have been vaccinated according to the city’s Department of Public Health.

Department of Human Services

DHS has updated its guidance on COVID-19 for personal care homes, assisted living residences, and private intermediate-care facilities.

Department of Education

The Pennsylvania Department of Education has released information on how individuals who become temporary nurse aides during the pandemic can become permanent nurse aides.  Go here for further information.

House Chamber of the State HouseGeneral Assembly

  • The state House on Tuesday passed House Bill 605, which provides limited immunity from COVID-19 liability.  The bill covers health care facilities and practitioners, schools, colleges and universities, child care centers, local governments, and companies that make personal protective equipment.  The bill also requires an arbitration program for personal injury lawsuits stemming from COVID-19.  The bill passed 107-95 and now moves to the Senate for consideration.
  • The state House this week passed House Bill 854, which requires state agencies and contractors – defined as any person who enters into a contract with a state agency – to preserve all COVID-19 records for at least 10 years after the disaster order is terminated.  The bill passed 111-90 and now heads to the Senate for consideration.

Around the State

  • Lancaster County’s mass vaccination site should be ready to reach its target capacity of 6000 vaccinations a day, Lancaster Online reports.
  • Philadelphia is expanding vaccine eligibility to sanitation workers, maintenance and janitorial staff, utility workers, and postal and package delivery workers this week, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
  • York County’s district attorney has tested positive for COVID-19, has symptoms, and is recovering and quarantining at home, the York Dispatch reports.
  • The operator of a Berks County COVID-19 clinic reported that demand for vaccines slowed enough last week that his staff needed to work to fill available appointments.  The Reading Eagle tells this unusual story.
  • The city of Allentown’s Health Bureau and its EMS staff will visit the homes of people whose health conditions make leaving home difficult to administer COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Allentown Morning Call.
  • FEMA will open a second vaccination site in Philadelphia, the Inquirer reports.  Once open, it is expected to administer 1500-2500 shots a day.  The facility will be staffed by FEMA, with help from the city and state.

Resources to Consult

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

Main COVID-19 Page

COVID-19 Provider Resources

Press Releases

Pennsylvania Department of Health

Main COVID-19 Page

PA Health Alert Network

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Main COVID-19 Page

FAQ

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COVID-19 Update: Wednesday, March 31

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from Pennsylvania’s state government as of 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31.

Department of Health

  • The Department of Health announced an initiative to vaccinate targeted industry workers and accelerate the vaccination timetable for people in Phases 1B, 1C, and 2.  All Pennsylvanians will be eligible to schedule vaccination appointments beginning April 19.  The new timetable is as follows:
    • March 31 – workers in four previously targeted industries:  law enforcement, firefighters, grocery store workers, and food and agriculture workers.
    • April 5 – all residents in Phase 1B will be eligible to start scheduling vaccinations.
    • April 12 – all residents in Phase 1C will be eligible to start scheduling vaccinations.
    • April 19 – all residents will be eligible to start scheduling vaccinations.

Learn more from this Department of Health news release.  Also, the city of Philadelphia quickly announced that it will not be following this timeline; see a news report here.

  • The Department of Health updated its interim guidance for skilled nursing facilities during COVID-19 with revisions to align with visitation guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), guidance for on-site beauty and barber shops, resources for providers, and information on the Secretary of Health’s order regarding a vaccine needs assessment survey that was due March 23, 2021.
  • The Department of Health has updated its quick start guide addressing changes in the COVID-19 event reporting system that were made on March 24, 2021.  Find the updated instructions here.

Department of Health – by the numbers

  • The daily number of new COVID-19 cases has risen over the past two-and-half weeks.  Yesterday’s total was the highest single-day figure in two months.
  • Despite the rising number of new COVID-19 cases the daily death totals are not rising.  Over the weekend Pennsylvania surpassed 25,000 deaths from COVID-19.
  • For the week from March 19 through March 25 the state’s overall COVID-19 test positivity rate was 7.6 percent, up from 6.5 percent last week.  This is the second consecutive week the state’s positivity rate has risen.
  • Seventeen counties currently have a positivity rate lower than five percent and none have a rate greater than 20 percent.
  • Six counties are currently experiencing low levels of community transmission of COVID-19, 26 counties are experiencing moderate levels of community transmission, and 35 counties – more than half of the state’s 67 counties – are currently experiencing substantial levels of community transmission.
  • In the past two weeks the number of Pennsylvanians hospitalized with COVID-19 has risen 43 percent; the number being treated for COVID-19 on ventilators has risen 26 percent; and the number being treated in hospital ICUs has risen 47 percent.
  • Currently, 20 percent of adult ICU beds in the state are unoccupied, as are 16 percent of medical/surgical beds, seven percent of pediatric ICU beds, 22 percent of pediatric beds, and 35 percent of airborne isolation units.
  • As of March 31 the state’s vaccine dashboard shows that more than 1.8 million Pennsylvanians are now fully vaccinated.  This number does not include Philadelphia, which operates a separate COVID-19 vaccination program.
  • The vaccine dashboard shows vaccine totals by county.
  • Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health reports that as of March 31, 267,000 Philadelphians are fully vaccinated.

Department of Community and Economic Development

The Department of Community and Economic Development has introduced a new, weekly newsletter with the latest information from the state about COVID-19 vaccines.  To subscribe to the “Unite Against COVID Weekly Update” newsletter, go here.

Department of State

Late last year the Department of State granted an extension of 90 days for certain license renewal deadlines for licensees under the Board of Medicine.  With licensees now having difficulty meeting the March 31 deadline, the department has granted an additional 30 days to renew all licenses under the Board of Medicine that were set to expire on December 31, 2020 and have not yet been renewed.  The new deadline is April 30, 2021, and while renewal fees have been waived, the requirement to renew licenses has not.  The Department of State says this will be the final extension for these licenses.  Learn more from this Department of State announcement.

Around the State

  • The Eagles Autism Foundation and Divine Providence Village, a residential facility in Delaware County for people with intellectual disabilities, hosted a vaccination clinic last weekend at Lincoln Financial Field for people with autism who are 18 years of age or older.  Another such clinic is being planned for late April.  Learn more from this Philadelphia Inquirer article.
  • The Scranton Times-Tribune has published a map showing vaccination rates, by county, for seniors ages 65 and older.  Find it here.
  • Next week FEMA will open its second vaccination site in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
  • State Representative Brian Smith (Jefferson, Indiana) has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work remotely for the next two weeks as he recovers and quarantines, according to the web site WeAreCentralPA.com.
  • Chester County’s health department has launched a new system for registering for COVID-19 vaccines.  Individuals who are already registered with the county and who are currently eligible for vaccines will receive emails inviting them to contact the county to schedule their vaccination in one of 88,000 appointment slots that will be available over the next 12 weeks.  The Chester County Daily Local News provides the details.
  • Two Westmoreland County commissioners are hosting an informational session in which participants will learn about the science behind the COVID-19 vaccines so they can make informed decisions about whether to get vaccinated, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.  The science discussion will be led by a University of Pittsburgh professor of medicine who specializes in infectious diseases.
  • Which members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation have received COVID-19 vaccines and which have not?  The Pennsylvania Capital-Star took roll call and presents the results.
  • If Philadelphia’s COVID-19 case count continues to rise the city’s health commissioner says he may reinstate some past restrictions, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports.

Resources to Consult

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

Main COVID-19 Page

COVID-19 Provider Resources

Press Releases

Pennsylvania Department of Health

Main COVID-19 Page

PA Health Alert Network

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Main COVID-19 Page

FAQ

 

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COVID-19 Update: Friday, March 26

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from Pennsylvania’s state government as of 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 26.

Governor Wolf

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer,

Gov. Tom Wolf indicated Thursday the state might move straight to opening eligibility to all adults by May 1, as President Joe Biden directed, and skip over phases 1B and 1C, which include different tiers of essential workers.

Asked when the state would move to 1B, the governor said Biden’s plan “sort of throws out the whole 1A, 1B, 1C thing.”

Department of Health

  • Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam signed an amended order stating that “certain vaccine providers” must work with local Area Agencies on Aging and Medical Assistance managed care organizations to schedule vaccines for adults eligible in Phase 1A of the state’s vaccination plan.  The order also requires these providers to have the ability to schedule appointments for individuals into the future.  Under this order, a vaccine provider that informs a Phase 1A individual that no appointments are available may be subject to enforcement.  The order also requires providers to continue to ensure that appointments can be scheduled both by phone and by using online scheduling systems.  The order requires vaccine providers to schedule appointments as far in advance as necessary to ensure that appointments are made for individuals in Phase 1A and they are prohibited from including messages on websites or by phone that no appointments are available.  For further information, consult the following resources:
  • The Department of Health issued quarantine recommendations for individuals who test positive for COVID-19 antibodies.  This does not apply to health care facility patients, residents, and staff.
  • The Department of Health updated its event reporting system that health care facilities use to report positive COVID-19 test results and deaths involving residents and staff.  The system will now allow for manual addition of records and spreadsheet uploads.  It also clarified that if a resident or staff member tests positive 90 days after a previous positive test, a new record should be entered into the system.  If they test positive within 90 days of a previous positive test, this information should not be entered as a new record.  A quick start guide can be found here and further instructions here.
  • The Department of Health is establishing a new, long-term, free indoor walk-in COVID-19 testing site for the general public in Centre County from March 30 through May 1.  Go here for information about location and hours.

Department of Health – by the numbers

  • The daily number of new COVID-19 cases has risen over the past ten days.  Today’s total was the highest single-day total since January 30 and the figures in the preceding days also were higher than in the recent past.
  • Yesterday the state surpassed one million cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, meaning that nearly eight percent of the state’s population has contracted the disease.
  • Despite the rising number of new COVID-19 cases the daily death totals are not rising.  Nearly 25,000 Pennsylvanians have now died from COVID-19.
  • More than 82,268 residents and employees in 1574 long-term-care facilities in all 67 Pennsylvania counties have contracted COVID-19.  12,904 of those residents have died – nearly 52 percent of the state’s death total but a declining proportion in comparison to the earlier months of the pandemic.
  • More than 26,000 health care workers in the state have contracted COVID-19.
  • For the week from March 12 through March 18 the state’s overall COVID-19 test positivity rate was 6.5 percent, up from 5.7 percent last week.
  • The numbers of Pennsylvanians hospitalized with COVID-19, in hospital ICUs with COVID-19, and on ventilators being treated for COVID-19 have been rising for the past ten days.
  • Currently, 21 percent of adult ICU beds in the state are unoccupied, as are 15 percent of medical/surgical beds, nine percent of pediatric ICU beds, 22 percent of pediatric beds, and 34 percent of airborne isolation units.
  • As of March 26 the state’s vaccine dashboard shows that more 1.5 million Pennsylvanians have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and nearly 1.7 million have received both doses of a vaccine.  These numbers do not include Philadelphia, which operates its own COVID-19 vaccination program.
  • The vaccine dashboard shows vaccine totals by county.
  • Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health reports that as of March 26, nearly 290,000 Philadelphians have been partially vaccinated and more than 200,000 have been fully vaccinated.

Department of Human Services

Department of State

While the Department of State has already authorized pharmacists to delegate authority to administer COVID-19 vaccinations under their supervision to a number of other types of licensed health care professionals, it has now extended that authorization to others who have been authorized or made eligible to administer COVID-19 vaccinations by way of state or federal government action, including the March 10, 2020 declaration and subsequent amendments issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the PREP Act.  See the latest Department of State notice here.

Around the State

  • Allegheny County will introduce a new vaccine registration system next week, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
  • The county also is expanding eligibility at its own sites to everyone in group IA, adding people between the ages of 50 and 64 with certain medical conditions.  The Tribune-Review explains.
  • Amid rising case counts, Allegheny County public health officials are advising residents to continue to observe mitigation recommendations, according to KDKA.
  • Berks County commissioners heard a similar message from their emergency services director during their recent public meeting, WFMZ reports.

Resources to Consult

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

Main COVID-19 Page

COVID-19 Provider Resources

Press Releases

Pennsylvania Department of Health

Main COVID-19 Page

PA Health Alert Network

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Main COVID-19 Page

FAQ

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COVID-19 Update: Wednesday, March 24

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from Pennsylvania’s state government as of 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24.

Department of Health

The Department of Health announced that beginning Tuesday, March 23, a week-long free drive-through COVID-19 testing site will open for the general public in Luzerne County.  Go here for information about the location and hours.

Department of Health – by the numbers

  • The daily number of new COVID-19 cases has risen over the past ten days.  Today’s total was the highest since February 5 and the figures in the preceding days were also higher than in the recent past.
  • Despite the rising number of new COVID-19 cases the daily death totals are not rising.
  • For the week from March 12 through March 18 the state’s overall COVID-19 test positivity rate was 6.5 percent, up from 5.7 percent last week.
  • Five counties are now considered to be in low levels of community transmission:  Cameron, Forest, Fulton, Potter, and Sullivan counties.
  • 37 counties are in moderate levels of community transmission:  Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Chester, Clarion, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Tioga, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington, and Westmoreland.
  • 25 counties are still in substantial levels of community transmission:  Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Franklin, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming, and York.
  • The numbers of Pennsylvanians hospitalized with COVID-19, in hospital ICUs with COVID-19, and on ventilators being treated for COVID-19 have been rising for the past week.
  • Currently, 21 percent of adult ICU beds in the state are unoccupied, as are 15 percent of medical/surgical beds, 10 percent of pediatric ICU beds, 25 percent of pediatric beds, and 35 percent of airborne isolation units.
  • As of March 24 the state’s vaccine dashboard shows that more 1.4 million Pennsylvanians have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and nearly 1.6 million have received both doses of a vaccine.  These numbers do not include Philadelphia, which operates its own COVID-19 vaccination program.
  • The vaccine dashboard shows vaccine totals by county.
  • Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health reports that as of March 24, 638,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the city:  464,000 first doses and 174,000 second doses.

Department of Human Services

Teresa Miller has resigned as DHS Secretary effective April 30.  Governor Wolf has nominated Meg Snead, currently his Secretary of Policy and Planning, to replace her.

DHS has issued a Medical Assistance Bulletin informing providers that effective June 1, 2021, it will reinstate provider revalidation requirements as applicable prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency.  See the DHS announcement here.

Department of State

The Department of State has again expanded its list of health care professionals who may administer COVID-19 vaccines under appropriate supervision.

General Assembly

  • House Bill 649 was unanimously passed by the House this afternoon. This legislation requires the Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, to establish protocols to permit an essential caregiver to provide in-person physical and emotional support to a congregate care facility resident during a declaration of disaster emergency. The provisions of the bill are applicable beginning 15 days after a declaration of disaster emergency is issued and remain in effect until 60 days after the declaration is terminated. The bill will now be sent to the Senate for consideration.
  • House Bill 63 was also passed by the House this afternoon. This legislation permits an individual who has been authorized to administer a COVID-19 vaccine by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to administer vaccines in Pennsylvania. It also requires the Department of Health to publish specific county-level COVID-19 vaccine data, including vaccine dose allocations and eligible populations, and a description of the Department’s COVID-19 vaccine allocation formula to the Department’s website. Lastly, this legislation requires, in certain counties, the Department of Health to deliver doses of COVID-19 vaccine that are intended for a mass vaccination site to the county health department in which the mass vaccination site is to be held. The bill will now be sent to the Senate for consideration.

Pennsylvania State MapAround the State

  • The Allegheny County council postponed its public meeting this week “due to a covid outbreak amongst council members and staff,” according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  • Philadelphia will cancel appointments for as many as 30,000 COVID-19 vaccines scheduled to be administered at its FEMA mass vaccination site in the next three weeks after it discovered that they were scheduled by people improperly using the program’s digital appointment system – a problem the city previously identified and thought it had fixed.  The Philadelphia Inquirer tells the story.
  • Where are the new COVID-19 hot spots in Pennsylvania?  The Philadelphia Inquirer offers the details and a map.
  • According to Philly Voice, “Because Philadelphia is seeing a steady increase in new cases of COVID-19 – and, recently, an uptick in hospitalizations – city officials said Tuesday they will not be further relaxing COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and large outdoor events when the rest of Pennsylvania does so in less than two weeks.”  Go here for further details.
  • The state will establish mass vaccination sites in two of the four suburban counties surrounding Philadelphia.  The Philadelphia Inquirer explains that it will be doing so over the objections of the leaders of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties.

Resources to Consult

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

Main COVID-19 Page

COVID-19 Provider Resources

Press Releases

Pennsylvania Department of Health

Main COVID-19 Page

PA Health Alert Network

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Main COVID-19 Page

FAQ

 

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COVID-19 Update: Monday, March 22

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from Pennsylvania’s state government as of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 22.

Department of Health

  • The Department of Health has amended the state’s universal face coverings order to align with updated federal CDC guidelines.  The amended order went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on March 17, 2021 and will remain in effect until further notice.  The new state order addresses activities that fully vaccinated people can resume now, as low risk to themselves, while being mindful of the potential risk of transmitting the virus to others.  For further information, see the following resources:
  • The Department of Health has outlined temporary plans to get more COVID-19 vaccine to Pennsylvanians and improve transparency and technical resources online.  According to officials, “Starting the week of March 22, a focused network of 200-300 providers can expect to see more first doses of vaccine arriving and will be assured of a steady supply for the next several weeks.”  In addition:

The temporarily focused network of providers was selected following an extensive review, which included a survey of all providers and mapping out an initial view of the provider network to receive focused allocations of first vaccine doses over the next few weeks. Providers were selected based on:

  • geographic reach,
  • access for residents,
  • equity across demographics,
  • vaccine throughput, and
  • estimated demand.

The selection process took into account the ability to administer a high volume of first doses within seven days of delivery while maintaining equity across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines as well as the ability to capture and report vaccine administration data within 24 hours. 

The temporarily narrowed network of vaccine providers is designed to reach people with different needs and preferences using a mix of provider types, including:

  • hospitals,
  • pharmacies,
  • Federally Qualified Health Centers, and
  • public health providers.

Learn more from a Department of Health news release.

That same March 19 news release states that

As proof that the pace of vaccinations is accelerating, yesterday the CDC ranked Pennsylvania number two in the nation for the number of doses administered per 100,000 residents over the past seven days.

Department of Health – by the numbers

  • The number of new COVID-19 cases has fallen significantly since November and December but the decline has ended and the daily numbers now generally are higher than they have been in recent weeks.
  • Despite the slightly rising number of new COVID-19 cases the daily death totals continue to decline.
  • For the week from March 12 through March 18 the state’s overall COVID-19 test positivity rate was 6.5 percent, up from 5.7 percent last week.
  • The numbers of Pennsylvanians hospitalized with COVID-19, in hospital ICUs with COVID-19, and on ventilators being treated for COVID-19 have all risen slightly in the past week.
  • Currently, 24 percent of adult ICU beds in the state are unoccupied, as are 21 percent of medical/surgical beds, 11 percent of pediatric ICU beds, 30 percent of pediatric beds, and 37 percent of airborne isolation units.
  • As of March 22 the state’s vaccine dashboard shows that nearly 1.4 million Pennsylvanians have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and more than 1.5 million have received both doses of a vaccine; the latter increase is 19 percent in the past week.  These numbers do not include Philadelphia, which operates its own COVID-19 vaccination program.  The vaccine dashboard shows vaccine totals by county.
  • Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health reports that as of March 20, 580,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the city:  419,000 first doses and 161,000 second doses.
  • Thus, while the state has completed vaccination of approximately 13.4 percent of its non-Philadelphia population, Philadelphia has completed vaccination of only about ten percent of its population.

Around the State

Department of Human Services

DHS has issued a Medical Assistance bulletin announcing the addition of CPT code M0245 for the use of the unapproved monoclonal antibody therapies bamlanivimab and etesevimab when administered together.  The medications have received emergency use authorization from the federal FDA.

Resources to Consult

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

Main COVID-19 Page

COVID-19 Provider Resources

Press Releases

Pennsylvania Department of Health

Main COVID-19 Page

PA Health Alert Network

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Main COVID-19 Page

FAQ

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COVID-19 Update: Tuesday, March 16

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the state and federal government as of 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16.

Pennsylvania Update

Governor Wolf

  • Governor Wolf announced that he is easing some of the state’s restrictions on businesses that were imposed to mitigate against the spread of COVID-19.  Effective April 4, limits on participation will partially be eased for restaurants, bars, gyms, entertainment facilities (casinos, theaters, malls, personal service facilities), indoor facilities, and mass gatherings.  Mask and social distancing requirements will still apply.  Learn more from this Wolf administration news release.
  • Governor Wolf and members of the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force announced a bipartisan effort to complete COVID phase 1A vaccinations first, set up mass vaccination clinics with regionally supplied plans to inform allocations, and vaccinate frontline workers.  Learn more from a Wolf administration news release.
  • The COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force created by Governor Wolf has announced subcommittees focused on key audiences and issues.  The new subcommittees are for aging, racial equity, business/workforce, and education, with subcommittee members representing stakeholders and advocates, state agencies, workers, academics, industry, and other interested parties.  Last week the task force announced a special initiative to vaccinate teachers, school staff, and child care workers.

Department of Human Services

Department of Health

  • Acting Secretary of Health Beam issued an order making March 31 the date by which all vaccine providers should have Phase 1A-eligible Pennsylvanians’ vaccine appointments scheduled.  See the Department of Health announcement and the department’s order.
  • The same order also requires providers to make appointments with patients outside of their current patient network.
  • The Department of Health announced that beginning on Tuesday, March 16, a long-term indoor walk-in COVID-19 testing site will open in Dauphin County.  Testing will be available daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Tuesday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday until Saturday, April 10, with the opportunity to extend past that date based on need.  The testing site is located at Strawberry Square, 320 Market Street in Harrisburg.
  • The Department of Health announced that beginning on Tuesday, March 16, a rotating drive-through and indoor walk-in COVID-19 testing site will open in Blair County.  Testing will be available daily from 9 AM to 6 PM, every Tuesday through Saturday, until Saturday, April 3, with the opportunity to extend past that date based on need.  Go here for information about the different sites and their hours of operation.
  • The Department of Health has issued updated quarantine recommendations for persons exposed to COVID-19.  The update includes information both for individuals who are and who are not fully vaccinated.
  • The Department of Health has updated work restrictions for health care workers who have been exposed to COVID-19 to clarify its post-exposure recommendations for exposures that occur outside of health care settings.
  • The Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and Department of Aging have jointly urged Pennsylvania long-term-care facilities to implement the new guidance for nursing home visitation established by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).  Go here to see the joint announcement from the three state agencies and go here to see the new federal guidance.

Department of Health – by the numbers

  • The number of new COVID-19 cases has fallen significantly since November and December but the decline has ended and the daily numbers are comparable to what they were a month ago.
  • Today Pennsylvania’s total COVID-19 case count surpassed 970,000 – more than 7.5 percent of the state’s population.The daily death toll, too, while much less than it was in November and December, has only declined modestly the past two weeks.
  • For the week from March 5 through March 11 the state’s overall COVID-19 test positivity rate fell to 5.7 percent, the same as last week.
  • The numbers of Pennsylvanians hospitalized with COVID-19 in hospital ICUs with COVID-19, and on ventilators being treated for COVID-19 has declined just slightly in the past week.
  • Currently, 22 percent of adult ICU beds in the state are unoccupied, as are 17 percent of medical/surgical beds, 15 percent of pediatric ICU beds, 29 percent of pediatric beds, and 37 percent of airborne isolation units.
  • As of March 16 the state’s vaccine dashboard shows that nearly 1.2 million Pennsylvanians have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 1.3 million have received both doses of a vaccine; the latter increase is 30 percent over the past six days.  These numbers do not include Philadelphia, which operates its own COVID-19 vaccination program.
  • The vaccine dashboard shows vaccine totals by county.
  • Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health reports that as of March 16, 526,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the city:  380,000 first doses and 146,000 second doses.

Department of General Services

The Department of General Services announced that the state Capitol building will reopen to the public on March 22.  It closed to the public on December 10 amid rising numbers of COVID-19 cases.

Pennsylvania State MapAround the State

Resources to Consult

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

Main COVID-19 Page

COVID-19 Provider Resources

Press Releases

Pennsylvania Department of Health

Main COVID-19 Page

PA Health Alert Network

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Main COVID-19 Page

FAQ

Federal Update

White House

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  • CMS announced that it is increasing Medicare payments for administering COVID-19 vaccines.  Effective for COVID-19 vaccines administered on or after March 15, 2021, the national average payment rate for physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, and many other immunizers will be $40 to administer each dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.  This represents an increase from approximately $28 to $40 for the administration of single-dose vaccines and an increase from approximately $45 to $80 for the administration of COVID-19 vaccines requiring two doses.  The exact rate will depend on the type of entity furnishing the service and will be geographically adjusted.  Resources that provide additional information about this increase include:
  • CMS has issued a correction notice making changes in the telehealth list finalized in the Medicare physician fee schedule rule that affects providers that bill for evaluation and management services as part of those telehealth visits.  The notice explains that CMS “inadvertently included” CPT codes 99221, 99222, and 99223 in the table that represents the Category 3 temporary additions to the telehealth list through the end of 2021 or the year in which the COVID-19 public health emergency ends.  These are evaluation and management codes for initial hospital care (30, 50, 70+ minutes).  This does not affect the ability of providers to bill for these services during the public health emergency.
  • CMS has released a fact sheet that outlines how the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 – the COVID-19 relief bill – affects the health care marketplace, the cost of health insurance, and access to subsidized insurance made available through the Affordable Care Act.  Find that fact sheet here.
  • CMS has introduced an infographic presenting its new guidance for visiting nursing homes.  This infographic is available in English and Spanish.
  • In recent days CMS has issued two dozen section 1135 waivers to give states greater flexibility to serve their Medicaid beneficiaries during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

HHS COVID-19 Stakeholder Calls

HHS’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response sponsors COVID-19 Clinical Rounds Peer-to-Peer Virtual Communities of Practice that are interactive virtual learning sessions that seek to create a peer-to-peer learning network in which clinicians from the U.S. and abroad who have experience treating patients with COVID-19 share their challenges and successes.  These webinar topics are covered every week:

  • EMS:  Patient Care and Operations (Mondays, 12:00-1:00 PM eastern)
  • Critical Care:  Lifesaving Treatment and Clinical Operations (Tuesdays, 12:00-1:00 PM eastern)
  • Emergency Department:  Patient Care and Clinical Operations (Thursdays, 12:00-1:00 PM eastern)

Go here for information about signing up to participate in the sessions and go here for access to materials and video recordings of past sessions.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Food and Drug Administration

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