Coronavirus updates: Here’s what to know in Centre County on April 29
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4 more inmates at Centre County Correctional Facility test positive for COVID-19
Four more inmates at the Centre County Correctional Facility have tested positive for the coronavirus, Warden Christopher Schell announced Wednesday evening.
That makes six cases of COVID-19 within the Benner Township facility since April 19 — all in inmates who were in the same housing unit, according to a press release. As of Wednesday, 13 inmates have been tested for COVID-19 and seven tested negative.
Five correctional officers were also tested and all had negative results.
- CDT staff reports
Looking forward to golfing? Centre County golf courses will reopen with some changes in place
Golf is finally returning to Centre County — and local courses are anticipating a big turnout this weekend.
After a six-week shutdown due to the global pandemic surrounding COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, golf courses around the state will reopen Friday. And every 18-hole public course in the area confirmed to the Centre Daily Times they’re planning to open then.
The final holdout was Penn State, which announced Wednesday morning it would open its two courses Friday. But just about every other course had decided on Monday, the day of Gov. Tom Wolf’s golf announcement, that they’d tee off from Day 1.
- by Josh Moyer
Centre County adds 2 COVID-19 cases as state reports a 2nd area nursing home has a case
A second Centre County nursing/personal care home now has a confirmed case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, according to the state Department of Health.
The first case was reported Tuesday, when the The Oaks at Pleasant Gap acknowledged a resident and staff member were both infected. But it’s unknown where Wednesday’s case occurred, as such information is not yet made public — although state and federal politicians have received some bipartisan support for making such information public in the future.
The only thing that is known at this point is that the second case among nursing/personal care homes came at a second facility, according to the DOH. (The DOH also reported a COVID-19-related case and death at a county nursing home last week, before correcting that information a day later to say there were no cases or deaths.)
- by Josh Moyer
Here’s how the coronavirus is changing Centre County farmers markets
Centre County’s spring and summer farmers markets have long provided fresh produce and supported the work of local farmers, but the coronavirus pandemic has prompted several changes.
The often bustling greenmarkets that traditionally have people perusing and tasting free samples have sought to comply with social distancing directives and find a new way to connect community members.
The weekly Pine Grove Mills Farmers Market is still scheduled to begin June 11. The outdoor market provides an outlet for farmers each Thursday to reap “the literal fruits of their hard labor,” market manager Casey VanNest said Tuesday.
- by Bret Pallotto
Municipal services
- The State College borough announced that its COVID-19-related parking changes have been extended indefinitely. As part of those changes, payment will not be required at all borough parking lots, garages and meters, the on- and two-hour time limits will not be enforced in residential neighborhoods and the no parking from 2-6 a.m. ordinance will not be enforced. Loading zones and state law violations including no parking anytime will continue to be enforced.
Community outreach/appreciation
- State College Mayor Ron Filippelli proclaimed this Sunday as Bells Across Pennsylvania Day in the borough. Residents and churches are encouraged to ring bells for three minutes at 7 p.m. to honor those on the frontlines fo the COVID-19 pandemic and rally with other Pennsylvanians to show resolve for restoring local businesses and civic life to normalcy once restrictions are lifted.
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This story was originally published April 29, 2020 at 10:37 AM.