Coronavirus category, Page 165

Another Allegheny County Port Authority bus driver tested positive for covid-19, bringing the agency’s total number of employees who tested positive to 16, agency officials said. The employee, who works at the Collier garage, last drove a Port Authority bus June 24 and has been recovering at home. Officials believe...

Community Health Clinic Inc. in New Kensington is offering free walk-up/drive-by covid-19 tests to anyone, even if they don’t have symptoms, a doctor’s prescription or a referral. The only requirement is area residents have to make an appointment for the test at least two days in advance. Testing begins the...

Juveniles held in Westmoreland County’s Regional Youth Services Center will be required to wear masks to deter the spread of the coronavirus. The facility’s oversight board on Monday said the new requirement is a precaution at the Hempfield facility, which serves as a juvenile detention center and shelter for troubled...

Westmoreland officials will consider testing all new inmates at the county lockup to help guard against coronavirus at the facility. Warden John Walton, during a meeting of the county’s prison board Monday, said although no case of covid-19 has breached the facility, the existing screening method to prevent spread of...

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre teachers, dancers and students hold fast to the old adage — “dance like no one is watching” — through the rocky days of the coronavirus pandemic. With practice spaces closed and classes canceled, they’ve had to do a bit of improvising to stay on their toes. Joseph...

Westmoreland County on Monday reported 20 new covid-19 cases and no additional deaths, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The countywide case total is now 640, with 38 deaths. There have been no reported coronavirus deaths in the county since May 18. Of the total number of covid-19 cases...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Monday reported 492 new coronavirus cases and eight new deaths. That brings the statewide total to 85,988 cases and 6,614 deaths. The state considers 2,414 patients as probable cases, but they are not confirmed. More than half of coronavirus cases in the state are...

The shutdown on Broadway has been extended again — until at least early January. Although an exact date for performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for shows through Jan. 3. “The Broadway experience can be deeply personal...

Allegheny County health officials reported 83 new cases of covid-19 Monday, following a pattern of high case counts in the last week. Officials reported four new hospitalizations, but no new deaths. The new cases involved people ranging in age from 9 to 89, with the median age being 26, county...

A seasonal employee at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium tested positive for covid-19, officials said Monday. The employee was asymptomatic, and had been tested after an extended family member tested positive. The employee has not been on zoo property since June 23, according to a statement. Employees who interacted...

DALLAS — Vice President Mike Pence and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott acknowledged Sunday that there has been a rapid rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the state in recent weeks after Abbott begin allowing businesses to start reopening in early May. “Covid 19 has taken a very swift...

People who have a complaint about a business that is violating restrictions put into place because of the coronavirus pandemic can report it to the Pennsylvania Department of Health using an online form. The form asks for basic contact information from the person making the complaint, information about the business...

ROME — The world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones Sunday — 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases — and hit another high mark for daily new infections as governments that attempted reopenings continued to backtrack and warn that worse news could be yet to come. “Covid-19 has taken a...

Allegheny County officials Sunday ordered all bars and restaurants in Allegheny County to halt on-premises alcohol consumption in response to the recent surge in covid-19 cases. Allegheny County Health Department Director Dr. Debra Bogen issued the order through her authority under the Pennsylvania Disease Prevention and Control Law. It goes...

Westmoreland County on Sunday reported 13 new covid-19 cases and no additional deaths, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The countywide case total is now 620, with 38 deaths. There have been no reported coronavirus deaths in Westmoreland County since May 18. Of the total number of covid-19 cases...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Sunday reported 505 new coronavirus cases and three new deaths. That brings the statewide total to 85,496 cases and 6,606 deaths. The state considers 633 patients as probable cases, but they are not confirmed. More than half of coronavirus cases in the state are...

Allegheny County health officials on Sunday reported a new highest single-day jump in new coronavirus cases as well as one new hospitalization and no new deaths. The county reported 96 new cases, six more than the previous high of 90 that were reported on Saturday. Health officials held a news...

People on six continents already are getting jabs in the arm as the race for a covid-19 vaccine enters a defining summer, with even bigger studies poised to prove if any shot really works — and maybe offer a reality check. Already British and Chinese researchers are chasing the coronavirus...

There’s something about cradling a tiny little baby in your arms. It’s comforting. It’s soothing. It’s natural. The feeling of seeing those sparkling innocent eyes and cute round face looking back at you is priceless. Hospice worker Amanda DeGusipe of Uniontown set out to awaken that memory for women with...

The United States may be seeing the most compelling evidence yet that the best way to stop the coronavirus is also the most disruptive and difficult: Stay home and avoid other people. At first glance, the evidence seems conflicting. States in the South and West that reopened their economies early...

LOS ANGELES — With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations spiking across California, officials are cracking down on scofflaw businesses and putting the brakes on reopening in hopes of slowing the spread. The worsening pandemic has prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to put a pause on issuing rules that would allow counties to...