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As of Thursday, 130 COVID-19 patients in Pennsylvania had required treatment with a ventilator, though that number is expected to rise as cases increase.
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Thirteen Delawareans have died from COVID-19 and 63 are hospitalized as health officials await a greater spike in infections.
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Coronavirus update: Gov. Tom Wolf asks Pennsylvanians to wear masks outdoors
The state of Pennsylvania is searching for 1,000 additional ventilators to up its capacity as more COVID-19 patients are in ICUs and intubated.
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Forecasters predict an active hurricane season
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season will possibly feature "above-average" activity, according to a prediction by atmospheric scientists.
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How some of Pa.’s public utility companies are adjusting during COVID-19
StateImpact Pennsylvania reporter Susan Phillips talks to `Morning Edition’ host Jennifer Lynn about COVID-19’s effect on power, water, and gas companies.
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Listen 5:30Delco asks for volunteers to staff new overflow center, and hundreds respond
Last weekend, Delaware County made an urgent request for 700 medical volunteers at its new overflow medical center. Hundreds have responded.
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‘Strapped for finances’: Pa. college students scramble for resources amid coronavirus closures
As colleges and universities across the country have been forced to pivot to a virtual, deep inequities of opportunity can leave students falling through the cracks.
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With underemployed goats and closed restaurants, farmers brace for coronavirus losses
N.J. and Pa. farmers are bracing themselves as business drops and commodity prices fall while the COVID-19 pandemic rages. They see little help on the way.
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Listen 3:09Delaware researcher: Loneliness could weaken immune system
If you’re stuck at home and feeling lonely, it’s more than heartache you need to be worried about. Loneliness could contribute to a poor immune response.
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SEPTA seeks 10,000 face masks as pandemic continues to take a toll on transit service
SEPTA is racing against the pandemic’s spread, continuing to adapt to heightened risks and a reduced workforce that is calling for more protections.
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‘Essential’ and unsafe: Frontline workers of color face compounded risks
COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate when it infects. But some 'racialized patterns’ emerge as the pandemic widens.
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Philadelphia could close a section of Spruce Street for tent hospital
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania may put a field hospital on a public street, the first commandeering of open land for medical use since 1918.
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Watch live: White House news briefing on U.S. coronavirus response
The White House Coronavirus Task Force gives an update on the nation’s current COVID-19 situation as the number of reported cases of the virus in the U.S. grows.
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Philly Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson corruption trial scheduled for 2021
Kenyatta Johnson, his wife Dawn Chavous, and two former Universal Companies executives will stand trial on federal corruption charges early next year.
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Democrats delay nominating convention until week of Aug. 17
The Democratic National Committee is delaying its presidential nominating convention after prospective nominee Joe Biden said it would be possible to hold it in July.
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