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CDC keeps Allegheny County in low level of community COVID-19

by Amelia Winger March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now consider Allegheny County to be in the “low” level of community COVID-19 activity. The CDC bases that characterization on a review of new hospital admissions and inpatient beds occupied due to COVID-19, and new cases over seven days. For the week of March 1 through 7, the […]

‘We were the guinea pig generation’: How the pandemic shaped this year’s college freshmen

by Emma Folts, Amy Morona, Daniel Perez and Ian Hodgson February 6, 2023February 6, 2023

Pitt freshman Abigail Mendoza sitting in a classroom.

College students and professors contend with hangover from virtual high school

by Emma Folts January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

grayish white pills, coming from an open laptop screen, all on top of a faded yellow background.

Remote therapy and online prescribing, born of COVID-19 necessity, now face scrutiny

by Meg St-Esprit December 20, 2022December 19, 2022

photo illustration of little circles of the monkeypox virus, coronavirus and school imagery, desks, school bus, students in masks, cathedral of learning and carnegie mellon sign

As doors open, schools and colleges weigh masking, quarantines and monkeypox

by Ashanti McLaurin August 24, 2022April 5, 2023

The Pittsburgh Arlington elementary school sign in front of the school building.

Summer School 2022: New and different programs aim to address pandemic learning loss

by Emily Sauchelli July 1, 2022July 14, 2022

Love and loss in the time of COVID-19

by Bill Zlatos May 19, 2022September 7, 2022

Relentless work and community bonds: Pittsburgh pharmacists reflect on two years of the pandemic

by Dalia Maeroff May 2, 2022September 7, 2022

Two years later, restaurant workers reflect on how the pandemic has impacted jobs and forged community

by Ryan Loew March 24, 2022March 23, 2022

grid of faces of people who wrote in covid stories

‘Here we still are’: Pittsburghers reflect on life with COVID and the future

by Jourdan Hicks and TyLisa C. Johnson March 7, 2022March 7, 2022