On today’s episode of The Confluence: In 25 county jails across Pennsylvania, a WITF investigation found that almost 1 in 3 uses of force during the last three months of 2021 involved someone having a mental health crisis or who had been diagnosed with a mental illness; long-COVID continues to impact people around the world, and a recent study confirms it’s more widespread than previously thought; and a legal challenge to the Wilkinsburg annexation effort.
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While case numbers dipped this week in Allegheny County, hospitalization and wastewater data indicate that transmission in on the upswing.
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In a few weeks, Pennsylvanians will no longer get a ping on their phones if they were near someone who tested positive for coronavirus. The state Department of Health says its “COVID Alert” app is no longer a critical tool.
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Nursing home trade associations in Pennsylvania say they have agreed to boost staffing levels as part of a deal with Gov. Tom Wolf to increase aid to an industry struggling with high turnover.
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Some audiences have been slow to return for theater, dance and more.
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Hospital admissions have been a more reliable barometer for the severity of COVID-19 in a region than most other available metrics.
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There were some 1,700 COVID-19 cases reported in Allegheny County in the past week, ending Wednesday. This is about 70 more compared to the previous week.
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Parents say they’re thrilled that children ages 6 months through 5 years are finally able to get inoculated.
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The Allegheny County Health Department says there were about 360 fewer cases of COVID-19 reported in this past week compared to the previous week.
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Multiple indicators show that COVID-19 transmission is declining in Allegheny County.
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Pennsylvania pharmacists and doctors are still at loggerheads over two bills that would allow pharmacies to continue administering pediatric vaccinations, as they’ve done throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.