(Beaver Pa.) In a Press release received by Beaver County Radio Beaver County President Judge Richard Mancini signed an Administrative Order on Monday April 27, 2020, extending the closing of the Beaver County Courthouse to the public, except for certain functions, until May 8, 2020. The President Judge said this Order is conjunction with Gov. Wolf extending the “Stay at Home Order”.

Below are the exceptions as outlined in President Judge Mancini’s order:

Members of the public can enter the Courthouse to file or participate in, if essential to the case, the following types of cases:

1. Emergency Custody or Emergency Divorce motions seeking equitable relief;

2. Emergency Guardianship motions.

3. Protection From Abuse actions;

4. Juvenile detention hearings if the parent or guardian of the juvenile; 5. Emergency Civil motions seeking equitable relief.

If you are a victim or witness in a criminal case, contact the District Attorney’s Office to be advised if your appearance is necessary. Most criminal proceedings have been or will be continued.

Individuals under the supervision of Adult Probation who have been instructed to report will be granted access to the courthouse.

The public should not attempt to enter the building for any hearing, conference, or proceeding whether criminal, civil, family, or Orphan’s Court that is not specified above.

The Court, along with county officials, have created “drop boxes” at the front entrance of the courthouse to submit any necessary filings for the Clerk of Courts, Prothonotary, Register of Wills, Recorder of Deeds, and Driver’s License Suspension Appeals. Submission by mail is also appropriate.

Please review the County’s website – www.beavercountypa.gov – for any changes to the courthouse’s operations.

Department of Health Provides Update on COVID-19, 885 Positives Bring Statewide Total to 42,050

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., April 27, that there are 885 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 42,050. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19.

Today, the state is reporting 1,597 deaths in Pennsylvania. County-specific information and a statewide map are available here. All people are either in isolation at home or being treated at the hospital.

Locally in Beaver County we are up 21 cases since Sunday to 387 cases. 1898 people have tested negative and the county remains at 46 deaths

In the 3 Nursing homes in the county that are reporting positive cases there is 247 positive cases an increase of 18 from Sunday. 19 employees have now tested positive and the deaths remain at 39

“As we see the number of new COVID-19 cases continuously change across the state that does not mean we can stop practicing social distancing,” Sec. of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said. “We must continue to stay home to protect ourselves, our families and our community. If you must go out, please make as few trips as possible and wear a mask to protect not only yourself, but others. We need all Pennsylvanians to continue to heed these efforts to protect our vulnerable Pennsylvanians, our health care workers and frontline responders.”

There are 161,372 patients who have tested negative to date. Of the patients who have tested positive to date the age breakdown is as follows:

• Nearly 1% are aged 0-4;
• Nearly 1% are aged 5-12;
• 1% are aged 13-18;
• Nearly 6% are aged 19-24;
• 38% are aged 25-49;
• Nearly 28% are aged 50-64; and
• Nearly 26% are aged 65 or older.

Most of the patients hospitalized are aged 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older. There have been no pediatric deaths to date. More data is available here.

In nursing and personal care homes, there are 7,037 resident cases of COVID-19, and 862 cases among employees, for a total of 7,899 at 441 distinct facilities in 40 counties. Out of our total deaths, 990 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities. A county breakdown can be found here.

All non-life-sustaining businesses are ordered to be closed and schools are closed statewide through the remainder of the academic year. Currently the entire state is under a stay-at-home order.

Pelosi, top House progressive give Biden twin endorsements
By BILL BARROW Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has received endorsements from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House progressive leader Pramila Jayapal. The pair of announcements Monday underscores Biden’s effort to unify disparate factions of the Democratic Party as he takes on President Donald Trump. In video remarks, Pelosi said Biden would be a “voice of reason and resilience” amid the coronavirus pandemic, and she cited the former vice president’s past experience in key legislative deals on Capitol Hill. Jayapal had previously backed Biden’s last remaining rival, Bernie Sanders, but she and Pelosi both said a Biden presidency could advance liberal policies.

Stocks rally as governments plan to ease virus lockdowns
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers
Stocks are rising around the world as governments prepare to gradually lift restrictions they imposed on businesses to slow the sweep of the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P 500 added 1.2% in afternoon trading Monday at the start of a week chockablock with market-moving events. Several major central banks are meeting, including the Bank of Japan, which announced its latest stimulus measures to prop up markets. A slew of the biggest U.S. companies are also scheduled to report how much profit they made in the first three months of 2020. Bond yields rose and the price of oil fell.

Virus is expected to reduce meat selection and raise prices
By DAVID PITT Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Meat isn’t going to disappear from supermarkets because of outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers at U.S. slaughterhouses. But as the meat plants struggle to remain open, consumers could face less selection and slightly higher prices. Industry leaders acknowledge that the U.S. food chain has rarely been so stressed and that no one is sure about the future, even as they try to dispel concerns about shortages. On Sunday, the meat processing giant Tyson Foods ran a full-page advertisement in the New York Times and other newspapers outlining the difficulty of producing meat while keeping more than 100,000 workers safe and shutting some plants.

New York nixes Democratic presidential primary due to virus
New York has canceled its Democratic presidential primary originally scheduled for June 23 amid the coronavirus epidemic in an unprecedented move. The Democratic members of the State’s Board of Elections voted Monday to nix the primary. New York will still hold its congressional and state-level primaries on June 23. New York City-run health clinics will soon take a new tack on coronavirus testing. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that the clinics will begin using a procedure that lets people collect samples themselves at a health care worker’s direction. He says the “self-swab” tests would allow for more and easier testing and make it safer for test-seekers and health care workers alike.

(McKees Rocks, Pa.) Investigators are reporting that A 24-year-old man was shot and killed along a McKees Rocks street Saturday night. Police were called to the scene at 11:42 p.m. to the 300 block of Shingiss Street for a man who had been shot. When officers arrived, they found Kwame Washington who was pronounced him dead at the scene.

Reports say a man and woman were sitting in a parked Chevrolet Equinox when a man they did not know approached the passenger side and started shooting into the vehicle. The gunfire hit Washington.

Police said they are still investigating.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tipline at 1-833-ALL-TIPS (1-833-255-8477). Callers can remain anonymous.