HARRISBURG, Pa. — Editor’s Note: The video is from Dec. 28.
Of the 33 Pennsylvania restaurants that were closed by inspectors with the state Department of Agriculture between Dec. 21-27 for offering dine-in service in defiance of state COVID-19 mitigation orders, 16 were located in Central Pennsylvania, according to numbers the department released Tuesday.
The department’s enforcement bureau performed 381 inspections over that six-day span, 54 of which were complaint-driven, the department said. Of that number, 50 were COVID-19 related complaints, and 20 were referred by local and county health jurisdictions, according to the department.
The enforcement bureau inspectors were enforcing COVID-19 mitigation requirements including masking of employees offering carry-out, delivery and curbside pick-up services and compliance to the temporary order prohibiting dine-in service from December 12, 2020 until January 4, 2021, the department said.
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