Healthcare
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Friday Update – April 24th
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Thursday afternoon press conference, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. As of 10:00 AM Thursday morning, Montgomery County reported 119 new COVID-19, up from the 106 new cases reported Wednesday.…
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State Says: Philadelphia Region COVID-19 Cases Too High to Lift Restrictions Right Now
The Philadelphia region is reporting too many new cases of COVID-19 to be eligible right now for a phased-in lessening of restrictions, said Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine in an April 23 press briefing. Hospitals in that region are still challenged because of a higher level of COVID-19 cases in Philadelphia and its suburbs.…
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State Department of Health Enlists Plymouth Meeting Nonprofit to Help Long-Term Care Centers Battle Coronavirus
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has tapped ECRI, the Plymouth Meeting-based nonprofit, to help operators of long-term care centers battle the new strain of the coronavirus, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. ECRI is an independent research organization that focuses on protecting patients from unsafe and ineffective medical technologies and practices. It has…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Thursday Update – April 23rd
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Wednesday 3:00 PM press conference, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. As of 10:00 AM Wednesday morning, Montgomery County reported 106 new COVID-19, up from the 69 new cases reported…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Wednesday Update – April 22nd
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Tuesday’s 3:00 PM press conference, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. As of 10:00 AM Tuesday morning, Montgomery County reported 69 new COVID-19, down from the 184 new cases reported…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Tuesday Update – April 21st
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Monday’s 3:00 PM press conference , here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. As of 10:00 AM Monday morning, Montgomery County reported 184 new COVID-19, up from the 116 new cases…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Monday Afternoon Update – April 20th
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Sunday afternoon press release, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. As of 10:00 AM Sunday morning, Montgomery County reported 116 new COVID-19, down from the 201 new cases reported Saturday. …
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Monday Morning Update – April 20th
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Sunday afternoon press release, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. As of 10:00 AM Sunday morning, Montgomery County reported 116 new COVID-19, down from the 201 new cases reported Saturday. …
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Bryn Mawr Doctor Recounts Her Struggle with Coronavirus
First diagnosed in mid-March, Belinda Birnbaum, a Bryn Mawr rheumatologist, is still fighting the coronavirus over a month later, writes David Gambacorta for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The virus has also spread to her husband and one of their two children. The symptoms move fast. By March 18, she had lost her appetite and started to…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Sunday Morning Update – April 19th
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Saturday afternoon press release, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. As of 10:00 AM Saturday morning, Montgomery County reported 201 new COVID-19, up 90 cases from the 111 new cases…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Saturday Morning Update – April 18th
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Friday afternoon press conference, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. As of 10:00 AM Friday morning, Montgomery County reported 111 new COVID-19, down 3 cases from the 114 new cases…
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Barrack Hebrew Academy Sixth-Grader Making ‘Superhero’ Masks for Health Care Workers, Community
Alana Ufberg, a Wynnewood native and sixth-grader at Barrack Hebrew Academy is making “superhero” masks for local healthcare workers and other members of the community, writes Matt Silver for the Jewish Exponent. Alana, who noticed that many real-life superheroes wear masks, started sewing and distributing cloth masks even before Gov. Tom Wolf asked Pennsylvanians to…
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Pennsylvania Implements Stricter Mask and Distancing Requirements for Businesses to Protect Essential Workers
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine has ordered strict new guidelines businesses in the state must follow to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The order applies to customers and employees of essential businesses. A key requirement in the order mandates that customers and employees wear a mask inside the business. Customers without a…
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New COVID-19 Self-Testing Site Opens at MCCC in Whitpain Township
Montgomery County has opened a new COVID-19 self-testing site in Whitpain Township, writes Katherine Scott for 6abc. The new drive-thru site is located at Montgomery County Community College and differs from previously established sites because each person does their own nasal swabbing. Tests are available only by appointment. Due to the limited number of available…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Friday Afternoon Update – April 17th
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Thursday afternoon press conference, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. As of 10:00 AM Thursday morning, Montgomery County reported 114 new COVID-19, up 38 cases from the 76 new cases reported…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Friday Morning Update – April 17th
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Thursday afternoon press conference, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. As of 10:00 AM Thursday morning, Montgomery County reported 114 new COVID-19, up 38 cases from the 76 new cases reported…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Thursday Afternoon Update – April 16th
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Wednesday afternoon press conference, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. As of 10:00 AM Wednesday morning, Montgomery County reported 76 new COVID-19, down 23 cases from the 108 reported Monday. The…
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VIDEO: On Rachel Maddow Show, Arkoosh Describes The Hit Montgomery County’s Long Term Care Residents and Staff Are Taking
Of those who have died from COVID-19 in Montgomery County, 61 percent come from long-term care facilities. Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, Montgomery County Board of Commissioners chairman, reported April 14 that 67 long term care facility individuals have died from COVID-19. “In the years I’ve practiced medicine, this is one of the most heartbreaking things that…
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