"It could take a significant amount of time to immunize everyone in Pennsylvania. I anticipate that we’re going to be wearing masks in 2021, well into — maybe until the end of — 2021," she said.

Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced four new mitigation efforts that the Wolf Administration will be taking to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the state during a remote press conference on Tuesday.

With COVID-19 cases increasing dramatically in recent weeks, Lehigh Valley Health Network has reinstated visitation restrictions on its hospital campuses and outpatient facilities.

"We talked about for many months the anticipation of a fall resurgence and that’s what we're seeing now," Levine said.

Pennsylvania reported 4,361 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and 62 new known deaths — the most in a single day since the beginning of June — as hospitalizations for the disease continued to rise.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is urging residents to keep up the mitigation efforts as the fall wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pick up speed and break record case counts in the commonwealth.

Some grocery store chains are bringing back limits on purchasing certain items including toilet paper as COVID-19 cases spike in the U.S.

As pharmaceutical companies race to create, test and stockpile doses of vaccines to protect against the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania is contemplating a similarly daunting challenge: distributing those doses as quickly and effectively as possible. 

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board voted today to waive most liquor licensing fees for 2021, a move that the Pennsylvania Licensed Beverage and Tavern Association is calling it a step in the right direction.

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise statewide, Pennsylvanians are being encouraged to reconsider small gatherings with friends and family.