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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Subvariants of the highly infectious omicron strain continue to comprise most of the COVID-19 infections in Allegheny County.
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The recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Allegheny County that started in April might finally be slowing down, according to data from the county health department’s weekly coronavirus report.
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More than 1,500 COVID-19 cases were reported in Allegheny County in the past week. That’s an increase of about 300 cases from the previous week.
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Philadelphia health officials say they're ending the city's indoor mask mandate, abruptly reversing course just days after people in the city had to start wearing masks again amid a sharp increase in infections.
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More than 1,200 COVID-19 cases were reported in Allegheny County in the past week. That’s an increase of about 300 cases from the previous seven-day period.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: As agencies across the country start lifting mask requirements, Philadelphia reinstates one, and local authorities are considering if now is the right time to ditch the mask; a new report details racial disparities in homeownership in the region; and a new museum looks to preserve and share the history of tattooing.
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Pittsburghers for Public Transit is calling on the Port Authority of Allegheny County to impose its own mask mandate for riders and workers.
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Both agencies announced that masks would be optional, following a federal judge's ruling.
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A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials.
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Several businesses and residents have filed suit in state court in Pennsylvania seeking to overturn Philadelphia’s renewed indoor mask mandate scheduled to be enforced beginning Monday amid a surge in COVID-19 infections.