Friday, March 27, 2020

Luzerne and Berks Counties Added to List of State-At-Home Order

On Friday, Governor Tom Wolf announced a list of new counties added to the stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus.


Those counties included Luzerne and Berks Counties which also border Schuylkill County.

As of March 27th, 2020, Schuylkill County DOES NOT fall under the order.

Other counties added on Friday included Butler, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Pike, Wayne, Westmoreland, and York.

Already under the order are Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Erie, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, and Westmoreland.

Under this order, residents who live within these counties can only leave their homes if it is for a necessary task.