Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine provided details on the order to close Pennsylvania businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, based on a question asked by News Talk 104.1.
Q: What led Governor Wolf and Secretary Levine to the issue of the closure order?
Saturday morning, the office of Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine provided this response:
Yesterday, Secretary Levine shared some statistics during her press conference including:
- 20 percent of US cases are between the ages of 20 and 44;
- Nearly 50 percent of the cases worldwide involve people younger than 54;
- 40 percent of those hospitalized were under the age of 54.
We need everyone to stay home and it is essential for people to take this seriously. The administration will continue to take necessary measures to protect the health and well being of all Pennsylvanians.
News Talk 104.1 is set to carry the press conference at noon when Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine will provide an update on COVID-19 and its impact in Pennsylvania.
