Associated Press

Dr. Rick Bright alleges he was reassigned to a lesser role because he resisted political pressure to allow widespread use of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug favored by President Trump.

The large number of new deaths reported Tuesday by the state Department of Health were spread out over the previous two weeks

District president and CEO Paul Levy said it’s intended to “temporarily brighten the physical environment, engage local artists and send the message that through creativity and innovation we will prevail.”

“Over the past two months, Pennsylvanians in every corner of our commonwealth have acted collectively to stop the spread of COVID-19,” Gov. Wolf said Friday.

60% of respondents said Trump was not listening to health experts enough, while 35% said he was listening to them just the right amount.

Word of the drug came as the U.S. government reported that American economic output is shriveling in the biggest and fastest collapse since the Great Depression.

The newly reported deaths occurred over the past two weeks as state health officials have been working to reconcile data.

Like others around the country, the state’s unemployment office was wholly unprepared for the pandemic, operating with a staff thinned by budget cuts and capable of handling only a relatively small number of claims.

Property tax revenue will decline as people need more time to pay, and interest rate reductions will depress interest earnings, one expert said.