Stories tagged: "coronavirus deaths"

Coronavirus Beth Pardo and her daughter Zoe Ko view a burial service for Winifred Pardo via video conference, in Orefield, Pa., in April 2020. When 91-year-old Pardo died, presumably from COVID-19, her family was in other states and couldn't attend the funeral because of the coronavirus pandemic. So a Brooklyn funeral director turned to people in her own neighborhood for help. And people responded. One woman did some embroidery for the casket. Others sent over lilacs and daffodils. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Coronavirus If You Lost a Family Member to COVID, You Could Get Help With Funeral Costs

Families who lost loved ones to COVID-19 can get up to $9,000 to cover funeral costs through FEMA’s Funeral Assistance program.

Patrick Berkery March 16, 2022 2:12 pm EDT
Coronavirus University of Pittsburgh Pharmacy student Edith Wang loads a syringe with a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, during a vaccination clinic hosted by the University of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny County Health Department at the Petersen Events Center, in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Coronavirus Breakthrough Infections Up in Pennsylvania, but Deaths Are Not—Thanks to Vaccines

Pennsylvania reported 3,000 new coronavirus cases on Monday.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla August 2, 2021 2:50 pm EDT
Coronavirus A certified medical assistant prepares doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The US took a major step in the pandemic this week by clearing the Pfizer vaccine for youth ages 12-15. (Image via AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Coronavirus Pennsylvania Reports 1,088 New Coronavirus Cases Thursday

Pennsylvania's coronavirus numbers are rising again, with more than 1,000 new cases reported Thursday.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla July 29, 2021 2:49 pm EDT
Coronavirus Karen McKnight stands in her backyard on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Sammamish, Wash., holding two books written by her brother Ross Bagne of Cheyenne, Wyo. Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the United States now are in people who weren’t vaccinated like Bagne, a staggering demonstration of how effective the vaccines have been (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Coronavirus Nearly All COVID Deaths in US Are Now Among Unvaccinated

Only about 150 of the more than 18,000 COVID-19 deaths in May were in fully vaccinated people. Deaths could again increase in the fall in communities that aren't vaccinated.

Associated Press Associated Press June 25, 2021 10:28 am EDT
Coronavirus A man wearing a face mask bicycles along Broad Street, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania is strengthening its mask mandate and will require out-of-state travelers to test negative for the coronavirus before arrival, health officials announced Tuesday, taking additional steps to address a sharp increase in infections and hospitalizations. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Coronavirus Pennsylvania Surpasses 20,000 Coronavirus-Related Deaths

It took the state eight months to reach 10,000. It hit 20,000 eight weeks later.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla January 21, 2021 4:49 pm EST

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Coronavirus 1 American Dies From COVID Every 44 Seconds, But Trump Is Still Trying to Steal the Election

Rather than work to address the spiraling coronavirus crisis, President Trump and his allies are instead wasting precious time and resources on their cynical gambit to subvert the will of the American people.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil November 20, 2020 2:41 pm EST
Coronavirus Manager Yllka Murati waits for a delivery driver to pick up takeout orders at the Penrose Diner, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in south Philadelphia. Philadelphia plans to prohibit indoor dining at restaurants, shutter casinos, gyms, museums and libraries, pause in-person instruction at colleges and high schools, and reduce occupancy at stores and religious institutions, the health commissioner, Dr. Thomas Farley, said at a news conference Monday as the city battles a resurgence of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Coronavirus Pennsylvania Reinforces Mask, Travel Restrictions as Coronavirus Spreads

The state has seen a rapid rise in cases and hospitalizations in the last two months and models say things could get worse.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla November 17, 2020 4:22 pm EST