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Allegheny County reports record-high 15 new coronavirus deaths; 594 cases
Allegheny County on Saturday recorded a record-high 15 new covid-19 related deaths. That amount brings the county’s coronavirus death toll to 482. Officials noted that they have transferred a death from a previous day to another county. There were 11 total deaths reported last week. There have been 52 deaths...
Nov. 20: Here is covid-19 data from select Western Pa. colleges
Western Pennsylvania is home community to several colleges and universities, attracting students from around the state and country. During the coronavirus pandemic, many are tracking the number of positive covid-19 cases as they emerge on campus. University of Pittsburgh Enrollment: About 30,000 students Number of new cases: There were 98...
Pittsburgh schools’ Westinghouse Academy to close after 1 student, 2 staffers contract covid-19
Westinghouse Academy will close until Dec. 1 because a student and two staffers tested positive this week for covid-19, Pittsburgh Public Schools officials said. All three people last were at the campus on Friday, Nov. 13, according todistrict spokeswoman Ebony Pugh. The school, located on Murtland Street in Pittsburgh’s Homewood...
Why a vaccine won’t end the covid pandemic
With vaccine distribution likely weeks away, spirits have been buoyed at the thought of a literal shot in the arm after months of covid-19 anxiety and fatigue. While that optimism is just fine, experts say, many states face months of continued mitigation measures before vaccination becomes a reality. “Though these...
Biden wants Congress to pass emergency covid aid this year
WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden is calling on Congress to enact billions of dollars in emergency COVID-19 assistance before the year’s end, according to a senior aide who warned Friday that “there’s no more room for delay.” Biden transition aide Jen Psaki delivered the remarks ahead of Biden’s first...
‘Dangerous trajectory’ for Pittsburgh area hospitals as covid cases surgeVideo
A region known for its expansive hospital networks is beginning to see alarming trends in covid-19 hospitalizations and facility capacity. “We’re on a very, very, very dangerous trajectory right now,” said Dr. Tom Walsh, an infectious disease specialist at Allegheny Health Network. “We’re seeing rapid, exponential increases and if we...
Local nurse leaders: Please be vigilant on covid-19
The recent rise in covid-19 cases across the United States is a serious reminder of the strength and longevity of this pandemic. Western Pennsylvania is not immune to the increased number of cases. There have been more than 1,000 deaths and over 45,000 in our 14-county region, and we continue...
Pennsylvania nears 300K covid-19 cases, records 108 more deaths
Another 6,808 cases of covid-19 were reported in Pennsylvania on Friday, according to a report from the state’s Department of Health. It’s now likely Pennsylvania will surpass the 300,000 case mark over the weekend. The state’s total number of cases — confirmed and probable — since the pandemic began in...
Westmoreland County posts record 8 new covid-related deaths
A day after setting a record for new coronavirus cases, Westmoreland County set a single-day record Friday for covid-related deaths with eight. The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced the deaths along with 189 new cases of the coronavirus. The new deaths bring November’s total to 55, which is one shy...
Allegheny County breaks 7-day covid case record
Allegheny County added 484 more cases of coronavirus Friday, according to the county Health Department. The latest batch of cases brings the county’s seven-day total to a record 3,398 cases, with a record average in that span of 485 cases per day. Since the pandemic began in March, the county...
Pfizer, BioNTech seek emergency use of covid-19 vaccine in U.S.
Pfizer formally asked U.S. regulators Friday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and eventually an end to the pandemic — but not until after a long, hard winter. The action comes...
Kelly Stafford, wife of Detroit Lions QB, recants after calling Michigan a ‘dictatorship’Video
Kelly Stafford apologized Thursday for lashing out over the fact the state she lives in has placed restrictions for trying tamp down covid-19 numbers. Stafford, the wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matt Stafford, ripped Michigan in a social media posting that went viral when she said she was “over living...
Pa. lawmakers to use remaining $1.3B in coronavirus aid to prop up state budget
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Despite the pleas of restaurant owners, service providers and other industries, Republican leaders in the House have put forth...
Vaccine on the horizon, but immunization will take time, Pa. health secretary says
A covid-19 vaccine could be approved and available before the end of the year, but supply constrictions and phased rollouts mean immunizing the state will be a slow process stretching into next year, Pennsylvania’s top health official said Thursday. “A lot will depend on exactly how much vaccine we get,...
State officials highlight food assistance programs ahead of holidays
State officials on Thursday encouraged Pennsylvania residents to take advantage of food assistance programs, if needed, over the holidays. “Pennsylvania’s food assistance programs were built for times like these and no one should be too shy to take advantage of what they have to offer,” said Russell Redding, secretary of...
Medical associations urge scaled-back U.S. holiday
WASHINGTON — U.S. doctors, nurses and hospital officials joined forces Thursday to urge scaled-back holiday gatherings to help keep Americans and overburdened hospitals safe during the coronavirus surge. “In the strongest possible terms, we urge you to celebrate responsibly,” the American Hospital Association, American Medical Association and American Nurses Association...
Westmoreland County reports a record 7 new covid-19 deaths in a single day
Westmoreland County continues to shatter coronavirus records. For the third time in a week the county surpassed 200 newly reported covid-19 cases in a single day and hit a new high for deaths reported in a 24-hour span. The county on Thursday reported seven additional coronavirus deaths and 259 additional...
Pa. records highest daily increase in coronavirus cases
Pennsylvania on Thursday eclipsed more than 7,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time. The state reported a record 7,126 additional covid-19 cases and 116 new deaths. That brings the totals since the pandemic struck the state in March to 288,978 cases and 9,581 deaths. In...
Covid cases in Allegheny County continue to spike
Allegheny County for the second day in a row recorded more than 600 new cases of coronavirus, the county’s Health Department reported Thursday. The county announced 609 additional covid-19 cases, bringing the total case count to 22,043 since the pandemic reached the county in March. The county recorded a record...
WHO: Slight slowing of virus cases in Europe
LONDON — The World Health Organization’s Europe director says there is a “small signal” the latest resurgence of coronavirus cases in the region is slowing. There were 1.8 million coronavirus cases last week, a slight dip from more than 2 million cases the previous week. Dr. Hans Kluge says, “we...
U.S. jobless claims increase to 742,00 as pandemic worsens
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent viral outbreak is likely slowing the economy and forcing more companies to cut jobs. The Labor Department’s report Thursday showed that applications for benefits...
Covid spike prompts Carnegie Library system to halt in-person visits
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is closing all branches to visitors in response to Allegheny County’s newly imposed stay-at-home advisory to thwart the spread of the coronavirus. In a statement Wednesday night, Carnegie Library officials described the decision, effective immediately, as a “preventive measure” while covid-19 cases continue to climb...
Sunnyside public school closes after 2nd staffer tests positive for covid
Pittsburgh Public School’s Sunnyside campus in the city’s Stanton Heights neighborhood will close for the next two weeks after a second staffer tested positive for covid-19, officials said Wednesday. The employee at the Stanton Avenue school — which enrolls pre-schoolers through eighth-graders — was last at the Sunnyside building on...
Coronavirus death toll surges past 250,000 in U.S.Video
The still-raging coronavirus pandemic reached another grim milestone Wednesday, with the U.S. death toll surging past 250,000. The quarter-million milestone, confirmed by Johns Hopkins University, is higher than the number of American military deaths in every conflict since the Korean War as well as those recorded during the U.S. Civil...
Greensburg Salem School District moving to remote-only classes as coronavirus cases rise
All Greensburg Salem School District schools are shutting their doors and moving to full remote classes Thursday, the district announced Wednesday. The closure will last through Nov. 30. The district’s decision was made due the rising number of coronavirus cases in schools and the community, according to the announcement. Three...
