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The past five days have been a roller coaster of confusion involving the state health department, marred by retracted statements, reporting lags, and angry coroners.

The number of long-term care residents and staff impacted by the coronavirus has nearly doubled in the past week, with 5,679 positive cases among residents and 849 deaths.

During a hearing Thursday, members of the Republican-controlled state Senate lambasted the now-closed waiver process and scrutinized key decisions made by the Wolf administration in response to the COVID-19 threat.

In the first phase of reopening, businesses would be allowed to call employees back to work, as long as they take proper precautions. Schools would remain closed and large gatherings would still be prohibited.

Turkey Hill announced that its 102 S. 8th Street store in the City of Lebanon has been closed for cleaning after a team member informed the company that they had been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Hundreds of people gathered Monday morning outside the State Capitol in Harrisburg to protest Gov. Tom Wolf’s stay-at-home order to halt the spread of COVID-19.

State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-102) will speak at the rally, which is scheduled to begin at noon on Monday.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation of this year’s Historic Old Annville Day, a more than three decade old community celebration that had been scheduled for Saturday, June 13.

Lebanon County is now tracking at 380 cases of the novel coronavirus according to current Pennsylvania Department of Health data.

Prior to the administration’s announcement that the bill would be vetoed, LebTown had reached out to Lebanon County’s state legislators for their thoughts on why it should be signed.