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Greensburg YMCA announces temporary closure of gym and pool, citing pandemic
The Greensburg YMCA will close its doors to members for at least six months, though it will continue to operate its other programs, officials announced Friday. The gym and pool will close Sept. 30. Child care programs, the Y’s adult training facility, after-school programs and youth sports will continue as...
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and opera take stage for outdoor concert SundayVideo
Classical music-starved fans in Western Pennsylvania will finally get to see a live performance Sunday. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Opera will perform an open-air concert at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s mobile stage in the parking lot of their Strip District headquarters. It’s part of PBT’s Open Air...
Westmoreland County reports 20 additional coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County on Friday reported 20 new cases of covid-19, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county’s total case count now stands at 1,945. Of the new cases, 19 are reported as confirmed and one is probable. Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram With no new deaths reported Friday,...
Pennsylvania reports 1,008 new coronavirus cases, 17 new deaths
Pennsylvania on Friday added 1,008 new cases of covid-19 to bring the state’s total to 142,885 cases. The new cases were part of a record-high number of daily test results reported: 30,855, according to the Department of Health. Pa. coronavirus by dayInfogram Daily case reports have exceeded 900 on five...
Allegheny County reports triple-digit new covid-19 cases for 2nd time this month
Allegheny County on Friday reported 100 new cases of coronavirus out of 1,134 tests. The highest number of cases reported this month was 105 on Sept. 3, which was the only other day so far this month with 100 or more cases. The lowest reported number of new cases was...
Scrap those face shields: Study says layered masks work better against covid-19
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — They’re more comfortable, but they don’t work too well. Plastic face shields, neck gaiters and masks with valves — three of the creative approaches to face coverings since covid-19 hit the United States — are not very effective in curbing the spread of coronavirus particles, according...
Ukrainian church leader who said covid-19 was ‘God’s punishment’ for gay marriage tests positveVideo
A preeminent religious leader in Ukraine who blamed the coronavirus pandemic on same-sex marriage has tested positive for covid-19. Patriarch Filaret, leader of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Kiev Patriarchate, was hospitalized and diagnosed with the disease last week, the church said. The church confirmed the Patriarch “showed a positive result...
Gov. Wolf pledges $15M to bridge digital divide among Pennsylvania students
Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday committed $15 million in federal coronavirus aid money toward helping schools provide adequate, reliable broadband internet access to students who might otherwise struggle with remote learning. Wolf said the pandemic has forced schools to “rethink and rework how to provide instruction to students who are...
U.S. will end current health screening of some travelers
WASHINGTON — The United States plans to end enhanced health screening of travelers from certain countries next week, and those visitors will no longer be funneled through 15 large U.S. airports. Those requirements were imposed in January to prevent the spread of covid-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Older Black Americans more likely to die from covid-19 than any other group
Old. Chronically ill. Black. People who fit this description are more likely to die from covid-19 than any other group in the country. They are perishing quietly, out of sight, in homes and apartment buildings, senior housing complexes, nursing homes and hospitals, disproportionately poor, frail and ill, after enduring a...
Westmoreland County adds 11 new covid-19 cases
Westmoreland County had 11 new covid-19 cases Thursday, according to the state Department of Health. The county’s cases count is now 1,925. All of the newly reported cases are confirmed. There have now been 1,858 confirmed cases and 67 probable cases in Westmoreland County. No new coronavirus-related deaths were reported,...
Pennsylvania reports 587 new covid-19 cases, 15 new deaths
Pennsylvania reported 587 new covid-19 cases Thursday, according to the state Department of Health. In addition, 15 new coronavirus-related deaths were reported. Of the state’s newly reported deaths, one is from April, five are from August and nine are from September. The state’s case count rises to 141,877 and death...
Allegheny County reports no new covid-19 deaths, 54 new cases
Allegheny County on Thursday reported 54 new coronavirus cases, according to the county health department. Cases in the county are now up to 10,969. No additional deaths were reported. The death total remains at 358. The additional covid-19 cases come from 859 tests, with tests from Sept. 2-9. Positivity rate...
Hempfield high school student tests positive for covid-19
A Hempfield Area High School student recently tested positive for the coronavirus, the district announced. The student, who was not identified, was last in school Sept. 1, according to a letter from Superintendent Tammy Wolicki. The district was notified Tuesday of the positive test results. District officials worked with the...
CMU’s Heinz College announces layoffs
Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy will lay off a number of staff members, school officials said this week. The affected staff were notified Tuesday morning. In an email to Heinz College faculty and staff, Dean Ramayya Krishnan said the financial impact of the covid-19...
South Carolina 3rd grade teacher, 28, dies from covid-19
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina third grade teacher who was last in her classroom less than two weeks ago has died from covid-19, officials at the Richland 2 School District said Wednesday. Demetria “Demi” Bannister, 28, was diagnosed with the virus on Friday and died Monday, school district spokeswoman...
W&J College sends 26 students home for violating covid-19 guidelines
Washington & Jefferson College has sent more than two dozen students home for violating covid-19 guidelines since the fall semester began, the institution said Wednesday. The semester began Aug. 24. In the past two weeks, 26 students have been asked to return home to continue their studies remotely, according to...
Allegheny County officials announce new testing site in Mckeesport, 211 servicesVideo
Allegheny County health officials introduced two new initiatives to help manage covid-19 as schools reopen and fall approaches. The county will open a new covid-19 testing site in McKeesport on Sept. 15. Free testing will be provided, with no need for insurance. Health Director Debra Bogen said county officials chose...
Bob Woodward book: Trump said of coronavirus, ‘I wanted to always play it down’Video
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump talked privately about the severity of the coronavirus threat even as he was telling the nation that the virus was no worse than the seasonal flu and insisting that the U.S. government had it totally under control, according to a new book by journalist Bob...
Jeannette pharmacy enters into price gouging agreement with Pa. attorney general
A Jeannette pharmacy has entered into an agreement with the state Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office to avoid a potential $13,350 civil penalty and reimburse customers who were overcharged for N-95 masks and hand sanitizer at the start of the pandemic. The attorney general’s office filed the signed assurance compliance...
NIH: Halted AstraZeneca vaccine study shows ‘no compromises’ on safety
AstraZeneca’s suspension of final testing of its potential covid-19 vaccine while it investigates a volunteer’s illness shows there will be “no compromises” on safety in developing the shots, the chief of the National Institutes of Health told Congress on Wednesday. “This ought to be reassuring,” NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins...
Pennsylvania adds 931 new coronavirus cases, with large number stemming from Centre County
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 931 new positive coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with a large number stemming from Centre County, the home of Penn State’s main campus. Centre County added 184 new cases on Wednesday, with that one-day total accounting for more than 21 percent of the county’s total...
Westmoreland County reports 7 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County added seven new covid-19 cases to its total Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The newly reported cases bring the county’s total to 1,914 since the first case was reported March 19. There were no new deaths reported, keeping the county’s total at 49, where it’s...
Allegheny County reports 68 new coronavirus cases, 9 deaths
Allegheny County on Wednesday added 68 coronavirus cases and nine deaths to its totals. The additional cases bring the county’s totals to 10,915 positive covid-19 cases and 358 deaths, according to the county’s health department. The 68 new cases (62 confirmed and six probable) come from 663 tests, with the...
Fauci sticks with projection of vaccine in early 2021
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci says he’s sticking with his projection that a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine may be ready in early 2021. He says it’s possible it could be sooner, but “unlikely.” The White House adviser on the coronavirus told “CBS This Morning” that “the more likely scenario...
