Health

Preliminary vital statistics show the state recorded 49,384 total deaths from any cause through the end of April. In April 2019, there were 46,521 deaths.

In this bonus episode, Annette talks to Asbury Park Press reporter Mike Davis about his bout with COVID-19 — and the cautionary tale he took from it.

Delaware is on target to start the first phase of removing the coronavirus restrictions on June 1.

Chester County has contracted with Lehigh Valley Genomics, an approved lab in Bethlehem, to monitor the tests and will offer them at two locations.

As Pennsylvania, other places consider tech to track and thwart coronavirus spread, they must balance personal privacy with the need for public health data.

Vybe is offering the test to anyone who’s been symptom-free at least 10 days.

Naturally, she swats at them from time to time, but it’s her job to get to know the little biters better.

Pennsylvania has one of the least funded public health departments in the country, which is making it more difficult to contain the coronavirus.

The virus seems harmless, because most people who contract it don't show symptoms. But that doesn't mean that it can’t cause the body serious harm, or even prove fatal. 

The number of people unemployed at once sets an all-time record in New Jersey.

Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine have extended the order for the state’s 43 counties in the “red” phase through June 4.

Dr. Ali Khan says he is confident that a second wave will happen. That's because the vast majority of people in the U.S. are likely still at risk of contracting the virus.

Would-be ER visitors are weighing their fear of worsening symptoms with their fear of exposure to the coronavirus. Doctors say that’s not a good thing.

Delaware’s child abuse hotline has seen a dramatic drop in calls now that mandatory abuse reporters like teachers no longer interacting with kids.

New Jersey funeral homes and cemeteries accustomed to handling a certain number of deaths per week were suddenly facing two or three times that.