Coronavirus Pandemic

He said recommending that the vaccinated wear masks is "under active consideration’’ by the government’s leading public health officials

The Community College of Philadelphia is paying off any outstanding tuition debt for about 3,500 students.

That means “that there will be more preventable cases, more preventable hospitalizations and more preventable deaths,” said Dr. Amesh Adalja.

The share of employed people working from home shot up from just 22% in 2019 to 42% in 2020, the Labor Department said Thursday.

In addition to urging residents to get vaccinated, Philly health officials strongly recommend that everyone — including those fully vaccinated — wear masks in public spaces.

Health officials announced the $15 million partnership with Quidel Corporation, which has already started at five pilot schools in Delaware for their summer school students.

Wilmington will resume ticketing, booting, and towing cars for parking violations and delinquent fines. The change takes effect Monday, July 26.

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy says he is “comfortable” with not implementing a mask mandate for schools this fall.

Noting that nearly all COVID deaths now are among people who haven't received shots, despite widespread vaccine availability, Dr. Vivek Murthy painted a worrisome picture.

Only one more round of giveaways remains, with the final drawing set for Monday.

At an online town hall, leaders discussed delta, which has become the most dominant strain of the coronavirus.

The obligation to attend Mass on Sunday and Holy Days will resume in Philadelphia, and all of Pennsylvania, next month.

More than half of Pennsylvanians are not immunized.

A federal lawsuit claims forcing children to wear masks in schools is unconstitutional, and impedes learning.

Overdose deaths in 2020 are just one facet of what was overall the deadliest year in U.S. history, with about 378,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19.