Healthcare
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Local Pharmacy Supports, Comforts Those Seeking Vaccines
The Springfield Pharmacy in the Olde Sproul Shopping Center in Delaware County serves 3,500 patients. It has 22,000 people on its vaccination waiting list, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The store has received enough vaccines to cover about 100 patients with two inoculations each. Pharmacist Chichi Ilonzo Momah, 37, owner of Springfield Pharmacy,…
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March 11 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 2,652 New Cases, 51 More Deaths
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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March 11 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Records 83 New Cases
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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March 10 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 2,594 New Cases, 43 More Deaths
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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Sleep Really Is the Best Medicine: Benefits of Sleep on Your Health
Waking up after a full night’s sleep can feel magical. You can think clearly, you’re full of energy, and you’re ready to take on the day. But a night of minimal or no sleep can produce the opposite effect. You can feel groggy, exhausted, and not at all like yourself. From March 8-14, it’s National…
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March 10 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County’s Nearly 29,000 Cases Are Three Percent of the State’s Total
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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March 9 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 2,975 New Cases, 40 More Deaths
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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Oxford Woman Featured in National Campaign to Advocate for COVID-19 Vaccinations
Oxford resident Betsy Hubert is featured in a national campaign to raise awareness of the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations for public health, the economy, and society as a whole, writes Steven Hoffman for the Chester County Press. The COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project – which consists of more than 150 leading groups that represent…
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March 9 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Records 196 New Cases from the Weekend
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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March 8 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports Two-Day Total of 3,176 New Cases
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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March 8 Morning Update on COVID-19: 43,765 People Have Received Vaccine in Chester County
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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Cases Continue to Decline; Here’s Where COVID-19 Is Spreading the Most and Least in Chester County
In the past seven days, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Chester County has continued to decline, although some areas remain more infected than others, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. The latest numbers compiled by the Pennsylvania Department of Health highlight the rates of COVID-19 infection in each ZIP…
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Frustrated Chester County Officials, Residents Want to Know: Where’s the Vaccine? These Numbers Tell the Story
Chester County is frustrated that it is receiving fewer doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by population than counties much smaller, writes Maria Panaritis for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Officials have requested that FEMA set up a vaccination site in Philadelphia’s collar counties to get more doses to the 2.5 million residents in the four-county region. An…
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March 5 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 2,757 New Cases, 43 More Deaths
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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N.Y. Times Says Risk Level for COVID-19 in Chester County Remains Very High
While the number of COVID-19 cases continued to decrease over the last two weeks, Chester County remains at a very high risk level for the coronavirus, according to The New York Times. The numbers of hospitalized patients and COVID-19-related deaths have fallen compared to two weeks ago, but the test positivity rate still remains elevated.…
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March 5 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Records 94 New Cases
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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Here’s How Kennett Square’s Indebted Genesis Healthcare Is Charting a Path to Recovery
As it charts a path to recovery, Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare will implement a three-part restructuring plan to strengthen its liquidity position and capital structure, according to a report from the Daily Local News. The company will also delist from the New York Stock Exchange as a part of the restructuring plan. Genesis will terminate…
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March 4 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 3,028 New Cases, 50 More Deaths
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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