Today in PA | A PennLive daily news briefing with Claudia Dimuro

Pennsylvania to create 'Civilian Coronavirus Corps.' Healthcare workers granted civil immunity over coronavirus care. Police say coronavirus researcher's killing wasn't motivated over COVID-19 work. Gritty to go on a fire truck parade.

 

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Pa.'s untested rape kit backlog of 3,000 reduced to 94. State won't give PPE to hospitals doing elective surgeries. More than 3,000 die from coronavirus. Pittsburgh Pirates have lowest payroll in baseball. It's peak time for bird migration.

 

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Pa. spends $5.34 billion in unemployment claims. Philadelphia expands criteria for coronavirus testing. More on state's reopening plan. 1.7 million sign up to vote using mail-in ballot. 2 million pounds of cheese needs home.

 

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Woman jailed over refusing to isolate after testing positive for coronavirus. Pa. has the most cases of COVID-19 among meat production workers. Pa. teams up with six states to spend $5 billion on PPE. Plan to reopen state parks announced.

 

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24 counties in Pennsylvania are officially moving into the yellow phase of reopening, with several social distancing restrictions from the stay-at-home order being lifted.

 

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Pa. Auditor General to investigate governor's coronavirus business waiver program. Little League World Series cancelled. UPMC to test all patients for COVID-19 antibodies. Dad recreates Phillies World Series win at home for son's 10th birthday.

 

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Coronavirus death toll grows by 479 in Pennsylvania. Gov. Wolf vetoes telemedicine bill over possible abortion restrictions. Hospital system to test all pregnant women for COVID-19. Ancient fossil shows one of the oldest mammals on Earth.

 

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More than half of residents at a nursing home are infected with the coronavirus. Philadelphia tourism industry loses $1 billion. 2 catholic schools close over financial difficulties. High schools to hold summer proms.

 

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There are now more than one million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States. Meanwhile, countries in Europe are beginning to reopen and the US Federal Reserve is gearing up to loan $500 billion in emergency pandemic aid to large companies. Nascar gets approval to have a race in North Carolina and mass production of a promising new vaccine begins in India.

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Truck found at bottom of a lake could hold the key to a decade-old cold case. State senators threaten governor with subpoena over waiver program. Hospitals in Pa. to perform elective surgeries again. Blue Angels and Thunderbirds to fly over Pa.

 

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