Cambria County, Pa. (WJAC) — Thanksgiving is this week and healthcare professionals hope everyone will celebrate the holiday safely as coronavirus cases continue to climb in Pennsylvania and the United States.
Dr. David Burwell with UPMC says COVID-19 cases in Central Pennsylvania are the most prevalent they’ve been since the pandemic started. This holiday season Dr. Burwell says to help slow the spread of the virus everyone should celebrate at home only with those they live with.
“That plea is coming from all of us in the medical community. It’s coming from our teams of physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, lab personnel, our support groups that are working long hours and that are taking care of patients that are very ill that we know that could have been preventable,” said Burwell.
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