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Covid-19 cases rising among U.S. children as schools reopenVideo
After preying heavily on the elderly in the spring, the coronavirus is increasingly infecting American children and teens in a trend authorities say appears driven by school reopenings and the resumption of sports, playdates and other activities. Children of all ages now make up 10% of all U.S cases, up...
Covid-19 cases rising among U.S. children as schools reopen
After preying heavily on the elderly in the spring, the coronavirus is increasingly infecting American children and teens in a trend authorities say appears driven by school reopenings and the resumption of sports, playdates and other activities. Children of all ages now make up 10% of all U.S cases, up...
Pennsylvania adds 988 new covid-19 cases, continuing recent trend
Pennsylvania has 988 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, according to the state Department of Health. There were also 16 new coronavirus-related deaths reported. Total cases are now 157,814 and total deaths are now 8,123. Of the 16 deaths reported Tuesday, 13 are from September, one from August, one from July and...
Westmoreland County reports new covid-19 death on consecutive days
Westmoreland County has another coronavirus-related death, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. There are also 14 new covid-19 cases in the county, which marks a seven-day low for new cases. Totals for deaths and cases are now 56 and 2,260, respectively. Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram In the county,...
Allegheny County sees positivity rate for new covid-19 cases jump
Allegheny County had 71 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, according to the county’s Health Department. In addition, 11 new hospitalizations and no new deaths were reported. Tuesday marked the fourth consecutive day without a coronavirus-related death. The county now has 12,305 cases, 1,211 total hospitalizations and 380 deaths. New cases came...
Safety Council study: Pennsylvania among 39 states ‘lagging’ in covid response
A study by the National Safety Council has found that only a dozen states are “on track” with their response to the global covid-19 pandemic. Pennsylvania is not one of them. A new National Safety Council report reveals 39 states did not go far enough to protect residents from the...
Child poverty likely to increase in EU amid virus pandemic
BRUSSELS — Child poverty has reached an “unacceptable” level across the European Union, the world’s largest trading bloc, a situation likely to worsen during the coronavirus pandemic, the EU’s external auditor said Tuesday. According to EU data, almost 23 million people under 18 — about one in four children —...
Worldwide death toll from coronavirus eclipses 1 millionVideo
NEW DELHI — The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 1 million on Tuesday, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders’ resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work. “It’s not just a...
Feds to ship millions of tests in bid to reopen K-12 schoolsVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the federal government will begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week and urged governors to use them to reopen schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The move to vastly expand U.S. testing comes as confirmed new...
West Virginia University students return to in-person classes
Students at West Virginia University returned to in-person classes Monday, after a three-week hiatus. The university had halted in-person learning Sept. 7 when the campus encountered a significant spike in covid-19 cases. In late August and early September, there were several days the percent of covid-19 tests with positive results...
Westmoreland Manor employees to get hazard pay as coronavirus testing continues
Workers at Westmoreland Manor are getting extra pay while the coronavirus pandemic surges through the county-owned nursing home and state officials struggle with contact tracing. Commissioner Sean Kertes said union and nonunion employees at the Hempfield facility will get hazard pay as six Pennsylvania National Guard members continue to help...
Allegheny County adds 133 new covid cases in 2 days
Allegheny County’s covid cases increased by 133 over the past two days, the Health Department reported Monday. On Sunday, the county added 61 new cases, with all but one being confirmed. On Monday, there were 72 new cases added, with all but three being confirmed. In total, there were 1,867...
Romanian villagers re-elect mayor despite his covid-19 death
BUCHAREST, Romania — After handing Ion Aliman victory in the election for their local mayor, residents of a small village in southern Romania went to his grave to light candles for him. Aliman was reelected in a landslide for an unprecedented third term as mayor of the village of Deveselu...
Westmoreland County adds 43 coronavirus cases over past 2 days
Westmoreland County saw its coronavirus case count increase by 43 over the past two days, according to a report Monday from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county had 22 new cases on Sunday and 21 new ones on Monday, the department figures showed. One new Westmoreland County death related...
Pennsylvania adds more than 1,500 new covid cases in past 2 days
Pennsylvania’s coronavirus cases increased by 1,594 over the past two days, according to a report Monday from the state’s Department of Health. The department said 918 cases were added Sunday and 676 were announced Monday. The state has seen 156,826 covid-19 cases since the pandemic began in March. From Sept....
Staffer at Level Green Elementary tests positive for coronavirus
A staff member at Level Green Elementary School has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a message sent to parents Sunday by Matt Harris, superintendent of Penn-Trafford School District. The school will be open as normal Monday. The district was notified Sunday about the positive test. The staff member...
Here is covid-19 data from Western Pa. colleges
Western Pennsylvania is home 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: Approximately 35,000 students Number of new cases: There were 26 new...
National Guard begins helping with covid-19 testing at Westmoreland Manor
Six National Guard members arrived Sunday morning at Westmoreland Manor and began assisting with testing for covid-19 infections at the nursing home. They are expected to remain at the home at least until Tuesday. The Guard members responded to a request for help Thursday by county officials, following a spike...
Norman Reimer: AG candidates must discuss fixing ‘trial penalty’
As Pennsylvanians contend with ongoing devastation wrought by coronavirus, and simultaneously reckon with systemic inequality as police violence toward Black people continues across the country, the failures of our criminal justice system have been laid bare. We imprison too many people for too long — a disproportionate number of whom...
Pennsylvania posts 1,000-plus new covid-19 cases, third highest this month
Pennsylvania has 1,029 new coronavirus cases Saturday, according to the state Department of Health. In addition, 22 new deaths were reported. The new cases and deaths bring their totals to 155,232 and 8,103, respectively. The positivity rate for new cases is 6.8% from 14,924 tests. Saturday’s new cases represent the...
Westmoreland County has 2 new covid-19 deaths
Westmoreland County has two new coronavirus-related deaths Saturday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county also has 19 new covid-19 cases, two of which are probable with the rest confirmed. Saturday’s numbers bring the death total to 54 and case total to 2,203. Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram...
Allegheny County reports month-high new covid-19 cases, surpasses 12,000 total cases
Allegheny County saw a month-high amount of new covid-19 cases Saturday, according to the county Health Department. There were 106 new cases reported, bringing the county’s case total to 12,101. The new cases are the highest amount of cases reported since Aug. 13 when 114 cases were reported. No new...
Tiny airborne particles may pose a big coronavirus problem
NEW YORK — At a University of Maryland lab, people infected with the new coronavirus take turns sitting in a chair and putting their faces into the big end of a large cone. They recite the alphabet and sing or just sit quietly for a half hour. Sometimes they cough....
Virus cases rise in U.S. heartland, home to anti-mask feelings
MISSION, Kan. — It began with devastation in the New York City area, followed by a summertime crisis in the Sun Belt. Now the coronavirus outbreak is heating up fast in smaller cities in the heartland, often in conservative corners of America where anti-mask sentiment runs high. Elsewhere around the...
9 more coronavirus cases at Westmoreland Manor
Nine more employees at Westmoreland Manor, the county-owned nursing home in Hempfield, tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Friday. According to the latest update from county officials, no additional residents have been diagnosed with coronavirus, leaving the number of infected at 47. There are currently 336 residents at the Manor....
