Pennsylvania’s health secretary said Monday that COVID-19 is spreading at a troubling rate, but the state has no plans for a statewide shutdown of schools similar to last spring. However, the level of COVID-19 spread in many counties has the state advising local schools to shift toward remote learning or even cease classroom instruction. “We absolutely do not plan to have a general school closure as happened in spring, but we might continue to make adjustments to our recommendations to schools,” Dr. Rachel Levine said. “Remember, all the guidance and recommendations are just that. They are not orders and there is local control in Pennsylvania and those decisions are being made by local authorities.” The latest recommendations from the state call for schools to shift entirely to remote learning if the weekly COVID-19 incidence rate in their county is more than 100 cases per 100,000 residents, or the rate of positive COVID-19 tests is more than 10%.

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Source: PennLive, Nov. 9, 2020.