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MOSCOW — Russia’s daily number of new coronavirus infections topped 20,000 Friday, setting a new record since the beginning of the pandemic. Russia’s tally of confirmed coronavirus cases — currently the fourth largest in the world — has exceeded 1.7 million following a quick spread of contagion since September. The...

U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. But in places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous support. An Associated Press analysis reveals that in 376 counties with the highest number of new cases...

Pennsylvania’s top health official said Thursday the state is ready to distribute a covid-19 vaccine in a manner that prioritizes health care workers and vulnerable populations but stressed that a vaccine – whenever one becomes available – will not be a panacea. There are six drug manufacturers working on covid-19...

A breakthrough treatment for covid-19 could come from llamas, according to researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, who say the treatment has the potential to treat or even prevent the virus. The idea involves immunizing a llama to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes covid-19, and then harvesting what are called...

U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, with a surprising twist: In places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous support. An Associated Press analysis reveals that in 376 counties with the highest number...

Westmoreland County added three new coronavirus deaths Thursday. The county has reported at least one new coronavirus-related death each day since Oct. 14. The new deaths bring the county’s total to 114 since the pandemic began in March. The county also saw an additional 56 cases of the virus. The...

Pennsylvania’s Department of Health reported 2,900 new positive cases of coronavirus on Thursday, following a day where the state saw over 2,700 cases. There were also 47 new deaths announced. The first days of November are continuing a spike in coronavirus cases that started in October. The state has seen...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has often touted the role of the military in distributing a covid-19 vaccine, but health officials close to the process who are concerned about public distrust are taking pains to say the federal government won’t actually be handling vaccines. The president said at the final...

After adding 200 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, Allegheny County recorded 189 new cases on Thursday. The county has seen an average of 164 new daily cases over the past seven days, while adding 1,150 new cases in that time. The new cases bring the county’s total to 16,599, according...

Is it safe to stay in hotels during the pandemic? In a recent travel update, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention makes it clear: Staying home is the best way to protect yourself against the coronavirus. If you do travel, the CDC says, sharing a rental home with...

LONDON — Last-minute shoppers in England came out in force Wednesday and thirsty drinkers planned their final freshly poured pints in a pub for the next month as Britain prepared to join large swaths of Europe in a coronavirus lockdown designed to save its health care system from being overwhelmed....

On a day that Allegheny County reported 200 new covid-19 cases — and the state set a single-day record for new cases, with more than 2,800 confirmed and probable infections — health officials implored residents to cooperate with case investigations and contact tracing. “The behavior of the virus in our...

Regardless of the presidential election outcome, a vexing issue remains to be decided: Will the U.S. be able to tame a perilous pandemic that is surging as holidays, winter and other challenges approach? Public health experts fear the answer is no, at least in the short term, with potentially dire...

Pennsylvania’s Department of Health reported 2,795 new positive cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, the second-highest total since the pandemic began in March. The new cases bring the state’s total to 217,666, following Tuesday’s record high total of 2,875 new cases. The health department had 49,087 test results reported through 10...

Westmoreland County reported 90 new coronavirus cases and two deaths on Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The 90 new cases — 68 confirmed and 22 probable — bring the county’s total to 4,761 since the first cases were reported in March. Wednesday’s PCR test positivity rate —...

Two coronavirus cases were reported at Hempfield Area High School this week, district officials said. According to Superintendent Tammy Wolicki, one high school teacher and one student tested positive for the virus. Those who were determined to have been in close contact with the infected individuals were contacted by the...

Allegheny County added 200 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the first time the county has hit 200 cases since Oct. 4. The new cases — 121 confirmed and 79 probable — bring the county’s total to 16,410, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. The 121 confirmed cases came from...

ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria’s secretive presidency confirmed Wednesday that the mysterious illness that caused President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to be hospitalized in Germany last month was the coronavirus. The presidency said that the state of 74-year-old Tebboune’s health is “gradually improving” and he “continues to receive treatment in a specialized German...

Americans went to the polls Tuesday under the shadow of a resurging pandemic, with an alarming increase in cases nationwide and the number of people hospitalized with covid-19 reaching record highs in a growing number of states. While daily infections were rising in all but three states, the surge was...

In adding 2,875 cases of coronavirus Tuesday, Pennsylvania set a record for new cases in a single day. The Pennsylvania Department of Health said of those new cases, 2,599 were confirmed from PCR tests and other 276 were probable cases. Officials also said 32 new deaths were reported, making 159...

Westmoreland County continues to see covid-related deaths reported on a daily basis, with three new such deaths added Tuesday. It is the 20th straight day the county has recorded at least one covid-related death. In that time, 45 deaths have been recorded. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 70 new...

Allegheny County added 150 cases of coronavirus Tuesday, the county’s Heath Department reported. Of the new cases, 95 were confirmed and 55 probable. The results come from 1,032 PCR tests conducted from Oct. 24-Nov. 2. Among the probable cases, 20 came from positive antigen tests. The new cases range in...

In the waning days of the campaign, President Donald Trump complained repeatedly about how the United States tracks the number of people who have died from covid-19, claiming, “This country and its reporting systems are just not doing it right.” He went on to blame those reporting systems for inflating...

O’FALLON, Mo. — Missouri hospital leaders are raising alarms about bed capacity as coronavirus cases continue to spike, with some urging Gov. Mike Parson to issue a statewide mask mandate. Meanwhile, an eastern Missouri eighth-grader died days after his covid-19 diagnosis, the state’s first child under age 14 to die...