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Pennsylvania adding long-term care beds to ease COVID-19 crunch

Pennsylvania adding long-term care beds to ease COVID-19 crunch

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[ad_1] article (Photo by Cesar Gomez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania is setting up four regional support sites with as many as 120 beds to help hospitals and nursing homes under strain from COVID-19, state officials said Monday. The temporary sites will be located in existing skilled nursing facilities in Philadelphia and […]

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Pennsylvania surpasses 40,000 COVID-19 deaths | Coronavirus

Pennsylvania surpasses 40,000 COVID-19 deaths | Coronavirus

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[ad_1] Pennsylvania’s first COVID-19 death was recorded on March 18, 2020. On Thursday, the state surpassed 40,000 coronavirus-related deaths, according to the state Department of Health. Officially, 40,257 deaths have been recorded. The state also has confirmed more than 2.6 million cases of COVID-19 in the 22 months since the COVID-19 pandemic started. COVID cases […]

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