COVID-19

The region is experiencing a decline in cases, but health officials caution it’s important to continue to mask and test to help the trend continue.

On today’s episode of The Confluence: Virologist Paul Duprex explains what we know so far about COVID-19 reinfections; PWSA CEO Will Pickering discusses the agency’s new stormwater fee and uses for the revenue; and a look at how municipalities are using American Rescue Plan funds.

While COVID-19 cases in Allegheny County seem to have hit a plateau, severe illness among young kids is growing.

The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to Americans starting next week. The step comes after federal officials emphasized the masks' better protection against the omicron variant of COVID-19 over cloth face coverings.

Philadelphia has a little-known regulation that permits children over the age of 11 to be vaccinated without parental consent.

On today’s episode of The Confluence: WHYY’s Mallory Falk updates us on a lawsuit alleging the state does not fund school districts fairly, in violation of the state constitution; Pittsburgh Magazine’s Hal B. Klein takes stock of the city’s restaurant scene, and what he anticipates in 2022; and local troupe CorningWorks resumes performances of an interactive show, ‘The Tipping Point.’

In some instances, cloth masks are enough to protect against COVID-19.

On today’s episode of The Confluence: An investigation into how state lawmakers don’t consistently disclose what the attorneys they hire are working on, despite Right-to-Know requests from journalists; the Steelers' road to the NFL Playoffs Wildcard Round; and how restaurant owners and workers are feeling about the pandemic.

Omicron surge continues in Allegheny County with more than 23,000 residents testing positive for COVID-19

Gov. Tom Wolf is brushing aside questions about whether he'll issue more orders for shutdowns as cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 spread quickly and fill Pennsylvania’s hospitals with unvaccinated patients.