• Montgomery County COVID-19 Wednesday Morning Update – April 8th

    Montgomery County COVID-19 Wednesday Morning Update – April 8th

    Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Tuesday 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 Tuesday morning, Montgomery County reported 160 new COVID-19 cases.  The new positive COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday…

  • Montgomery County COVID-19 Thursday Morning Update – April 9th

    Montgomery County COVID-19 Thursday Morning Update – April 9th

    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 108 new COVID-19 cases.  The new positive COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday…

  • Montgomery County COVID-19 Tuesday Afternoon Update – April 7th

    Montgomery County COVID-19 Tuesday Afternoon Update – April 7th

    Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Monday 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 Monday morning, Montgomery County reported 145 new COVID-19 cases.  The new positive COVID-19 cases are from…

  • Montgomery County COVID-19 Tuesday Morning Update – April 7th

    Montgomery County COVID-19 Tuesday Morning Update – April 7th

    Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Monday 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 Monday morning, Montgomery County reported 145 new COVID-19 cases.  The new positive COVID-19 cases are from…

  • Montgomery County COVID-19 Monday Afternoon Update – April 6th

    Montgomery County COVID-19 Monday Afternoon Update – April 6th

    Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s press release Sunday afternoon, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. There were 101 new positive Montgomery County COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday.  The positive cases are from 33 municipalities, only…

  • Montgomery County COVID-19 Saturday Morning Update – April 4th

    Montgomery County COVID-19 Saturday Morning Update – April 4th

    Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Friday afternoon 3:00 PM press conference, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. There were 71 new positive Montgomery County COVID-19 cases reported on Friday, down from 113 new cases reported…

  • More Than Century Ago, Bryn Mawr College Survived Spanish Flu Pandemic as Early Adopter of Quarantine, Social Distancing

    More Than Century Ago, Bryn Mawr College Survived Spanish Flu Pandemic as Early Adopter of Quarantine, Social Distancing

    Over a century ago, when Philadelphia flubbed its response to Spanish flu by holding a parade that helped spread the virus, Bryn Mawr College was one of the very few communities to successfully deal with the pandemic through early adoption of quarantine and social distancing, writes Layla A. Jones for the Billy Penn. Bryn Mawr…

  • Montgomery County COVID-19 Friday Morning Update – April 3rd

    Montgomery County COVID-19 Friday Morning Update – April 3rd

    Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Thursday afternoon 3:00 PM press conference, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. There were 113 new positive Montgomery County COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday. The increase, the highest daily number…

  • Montgomery County COVID-19 Thursday Afternoon Update – April 2nd

    Montgomery County COVID-19 Thursday Afternoon Update – April 2nd

    Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Wednesday afternoon 3:00 PM press conference, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County and the Delaware Valley. There were 31 new positive Montgomery County COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday. The positive cases are from 19 municipalities,…

  • Montgomery County COVID-19 Thursday Morning Update – April 2nd

    Montgomery County COVID-19 Thursday Morning Update – April 2nd

    Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Wednesday afternoon commissioner press conference, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County and the Delaware Valley. There were 31 new positive Montgomery County COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday. The positive cases are from 19 municipalities, two of…

  • Montgomery County COVID-19 Wednesday Afternoon Update – April 1st

    Montgomery County COVID-19 Wednesday Afternoon Update – April 1st

    Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Tuesday afternoon commissioner press conference, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County and the Delaware Valley. There were 58 new positive Montgomery County COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday. The positive cases are from 29 municipalities, none of…

  • Currently on Front Lines of COVID-19 Fight, Arcadia Alum Sees Similarities in U.S. Response to How Ebola Was First Addressed in East Africa

    Currently on Front Lines of COVID-19 Fight, Arcadia Alum Sees Similarities in U.S. Response to How Ebola Was First Addressed in East Africa

    Arcadia alum Will Scott, who witnessed the first Ebola outbreak in East Africa in 2007 while he was working there in health education, public health outreach, and pediatric medicine, is currently on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight in Sacramento, California, writes Andrea Walls for the Arcadia University News. Among the most significant challenges…

  • Montgomery County COVID-19 Wednesday Morning Update – April 1st

    Montgomery County COVID-19 Wednesday Morning Update – April 1st

    Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Tuesday afternoon commissioner press conference, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County and the Delaware Valley. There were 58 new positive Montgomery County COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday. The positive cases are from 29 municipalities, none of…

  • Montgomery County COVID-19 Tuesday Afternoon Update – March 31st

    Montgomery County COVID-19 Tuesday Afternoon Update – March 31st

    Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Monday afternoon commissioner press conference, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County and the Delaware Valley. There were 75 new positive Montgomery County COVID-19 cases reported on Monday, up significantly from the 27 new cases reported Sunday.…

  • Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports 49 COVID-19 Deaths, 4,087 Reported Cases in the State

    Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports 49 COVID-19 Deaths, 4,087 Reported Cases in the State

    The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting as of midnight, Monday, March 30, nine more deaths in the state from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 49. There were 693 more positive cases in the state, bringing the total number of cases to 4,087 in 58 counties. Seven deaths have been reported in…

  • Montgomery County COVID-19 Tuesday Morning Update – March 31st

    Montgomery County COVID-19 Tuesday Morning Update – March 31st

    Based on the information found on the County’s COVID-19 website and the Monday afternoon commissioner press conference, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County and the Delaware Valley. There were 75 new positive Montgomery County COVID-19 cases reported on Monday, up significantly from the 27 new cases reported Sunday. The…

  • Montgomery County COVID-19 Monday Afternoon Update – March 30th

    Montgomery County COVID-19 Monday Afternoon Update – March 30th

    Based on the information found on the County’s COVID-19 website and an update published by County officials Sunday, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County and the Delaware Valley. There were 27 new positive Montgomery County COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday, down slightly from 33 new cases reported Saturday. The…

  • Glen Mills School Becomes Medical Center for Non-Coronavirus Patients Should Area Hospitals be Overwhelmed With Pandemic Cases

    Glen Mills School Becomes Medical Center for Non-Coronavirus Patients Should Area Hospitals be Overwhelmed With Pandemic Cases

    First the Glen Mills School became Delaware County’s COVID-19 emergency center. Now, it’s going to double as a  medical station to handle non-coronavirus patients from area overcrowded and overwhelmed hospitals, freeing them to focus on treating COVID-19 patents, writes Jonathan Tamari and Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Up to 7oo volunteers are being sought…