The state Health Department numbers show there have been 59,243 cases of COVID-19 in nursing and personal care homes across Pennsylvania. Among employees, there have been 11,157 diagnosed cases. This brings the total number of cases at long-term care facilities to 70,400. Out of total deaths, 9,985 have occurred in residents at nursing or personal care facilities. … [Read more...] about COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Announces 7,166 New Coronavirus Cases, 231 New Deaths
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COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 526 New Coronavirus Cases, 38 New Deaths
One person was in their 50’s. Three people were in their 60’s. Ten people were in their 70’s. Ten people were in their 80’s. Fourteen people were in their 90s. Twenty of the 38 deaths were associated with long-term care facilities. … [Read more...] about COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 526 New Coronavirus Cases, 38 New Deaths
Planting the seeds of Love: Easy-care Nigellas
Many a gardener has also discovered that the seedpods are equally beautiful and make great additions to dried flower arrangements. And for those wanting to take the first baby steps to collecting seed and growing new plants, Nigellas are a great place to start: Just let the seedpods dry on the stock — you can hear them rattling around inside when you shake the dried stalk — and then either save for next spring, give to friends or rebroadcast them right away (to potentially get a second harvest). … [Read more...] about Planting the seeds of Love: Easy-care Nigellas
Kaiser apologizes for long phone wait times amid huge vaccine demand
One Kaiser call center alone received “four times the normal call volume” on Thursday, said Carrie Owen Plietz, president of Kaiser Permanente's Northern California region. Kaiser’s vaccine hot line received more than 90,000 calls on Thursday, up significantly from 38,000 calls on Tuesday, Kaiser officials told The Chronicle in a statement Friday. … [Read more...] about Kaiser apologizes for long phone wait times amid huge vaccine demand
Why the Senate should not rush an impeachment trial
In other words, 201 of the House Republicans continued to side with the president, despite the terror and carnage they faced. We will never know, because it wasn’t proposed, how many Republicans would have supported a joint resolution censuring the president for his irresponsible and inflammatory rhetoric; I suspect the number would have been substantial. But we have learned this much about impeachments over the past three experiences: They tend to drive even those members of the president’s party who deplore the president’s conduct back into supporting him. It happened with Bill ClintonWilliam (Bill) Jefferson ClintonOvernight Health Care: Biden unveils vaccine plan with focus on mass inoculations | Worldwide coronavirus deaths pass 2 million | CDC: New variant could be dominant US strain by March Biden chooses Amanda Gorman as youngest known inaugural poet Biden taps former FDA commissioner Kessler to head vaccine efforts MORE, and Donald Trump’s support … [Read more...] about Why the Senate should not rush an impeachment trial