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Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam said the state is leaning on community-based organizations to reach more people of color.

Pennsylvania Department of Health adds more than 17,000 COVID-19 reinfection cases to state count

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The Pennsylvania Department of Health said last week it started adding the reinfection case numbers first in Philadelphia then for the other 66 counties.

Courts & Justice

A new immigrant detention center will open in former Clearfield County prison

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A new federal immigration detention center will open in Clearfield County, after the York County prison ended a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in August.

Education

Penn State Isn’t Making COVID-19 Vaccines A Must, Will Test Those Unvaccinated Weekly In The Fall

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With the fall semester beginning in three weeks, Penn State said it’s not making COVID-19 vaccinations a requirement, but people who are not vaccinated need to wear masks in university buildings and those who haven’t shared their vaccination status with the university will be tested weekly.