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

The CDC increases the number of symptoms for COVID-19. Meanwhile, the federal government’s program to help small businesses begins taking in applications again -- but the money is expected to run out within days. States across the US begin to slowly reopen and meat prices are expected to increase. We conclude with some key dates for those awaiting their stimulus check.

 

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Guidelines released for reopening Pennsylvania during coronavirus pandemic. More than 41,000 COVID-19 cases in the state. Opossums thrive during pandemic. Coronavirus survivor owes beating COVID-19 to a new risky treatment.

 

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President Trump signs a $484 billion coronavirus relief package. Meanwhile the death toll for COVID-19 reaches 50,000 in the United States as one southern state reopens. The NFL and Hershey are getting in on the face mask making game and we have yet another warning to not ingest or inject disinfectants. Support the work we do by subscribing to PennLive.com: https://www.pennlive.com/digitalsubscription/inline/

 

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Penn State cuts some employee salaries by 50 percent. Pittsburgh Catholic churches to resume confessions, funerals and weddings. The plan to reopen Pennsylvania explained. 63-year-old beats coronavirus after 31 days in hospital.

 

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The coronavirus death toll in Pennsylvania shrinks by more than 200 while the number of those infected in New York is believed to be larger than previously reported. 26.5 million Americans apply for unemployment benefits and China makes a donation to the World Health Organization.

 

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New plan to reopen Pennsylvania announced. 82 ex-employees of the Harrisburg School District were receiving free health insurance by mistake. Hospitals to lose more than $10 billion over coronavirus pandemic. Spotted lanternfly returns.

 

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Autopsies reveal that the first deaths in the United States from COVID-19 were actually weeks earlier than previously thought. Meanwhile, two house cats have tested positive for the virus and a new plan will help those who are uninsured get treated for COVID-19 without having to worry about a medical bill. Finally, a Boston hospital jump starts the creation of hundreds of thousands of much-needed testing kit supplies, thanks to simply asking for help.

 

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Pa. nursing home with COVID-19 cases tests positive for Legionnaires Disease bacteria. UPMC to begin elective surgeries. Pittsburgh fails air pollution report. Philadelphia middle schooler to appear in NFL Draft.

 

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President Trump’s plan to temporarily freeze immigration is still being worked out. Meanwhile, more than 1,500 people have died from COVID-19 in Pennsylvania and Oktoberfest has been cancelled over the pandemic, despite being five months away. The FDA gives emergency authorization to a take-home coronavirus test.

 

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2 cited for violating stay-at-home orders. Pa. restaurant to lose more than $1.8 billion. More than 1.5 million unemployed since coronavirus pandemic began. Delaware River nationally recognized as 'The River of 2020.'

 

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