This page will be frequently updated with the latest facts and news about the coronavirus, from both our community and around the world.
Coronavirus is a novel virus first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Coronavirus causes the COVID-19 disease in humans; the disease has spread to the U.S. and other countries around the world.
The disease causes respiratory illness and is spread through the air by coughs and sneezes, and by personal contact. Its symptoms include fever, cough and shortness of breath. There is no approved vaccine for this virus.
To prevent contraction of coronavirus, officials recommend people frequently wash their hands.
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.
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.
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.
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.