Coronavirus Pandemic

Positive coronavirus cases in 22 of the state’s 24 correctional institutions are putting advocates, and families with loved ones on the inside, on edge.

Montgomery County students are heading for at least two weeks of all-virtual school after a judge denied a legal challenge to the county’s remote-learning order.

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine said the federal government will distribute the antibodies to healthcare systems in the state.

The earliest shipments are expected to go to health care professionals and first responders first, with the vaccine likely becoming available to the public in April or May.

There are still dozens of options available, although many have long wait times and longer turnaround.

In the month before Philadelphia and other Pa. cities entered a second coronavirus wave, the state’s unemployment rate dropped slightly.

In a facility with nearly 200 COVID cases over the past month, attorneys say their clients are being deprived of basic rights.

The 30 beds at the first site sometimes fill up, officials said, with people from shelters or those experiencing homelessness.

The action comes days after Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech announced that its vaccine appears 95% effective at preventing mild to severe COVID-19 in a study.

COVID-19 has taken hundreds of thousands of lives in the U.S. already, some very quickly. There will be mourning, and remembering

For both venues, the final blow was Philly’s latest ban on indoor dining.

This comes as coronavirus cases are spiking in Philadelphia, and across the state and country. It’s also not the first coronavirus incident Philly police have had.

Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley warned of increasing coronavirus numbers across the board.

Three Montgomery County residents are suing to stop county officials from forcing all schools there to move entirely online for two weeks.

Advocates for the elderly say a tandem wave of death separate from the virus has claimed tens of thousands more due to the mistakes of overburdened health care workers.