UPMC began testing patients for COVID-19 this week at a private specimen collection site in Pittsburgh and plans to open a similar site in Harrisburg at a later date.

“Now is the time for you to act in your roll as business leaders,” she said during a webinar on how businesses should respond to the coronvavirus organized by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.

“As the coronavirus outbreak spreads and causes a series of disruptions to the economic, educational, medical, and civic life of our country, it is imperative that Americans stay connected."

Integrated Medical Transport, a non-emergency medical transportation company based in Mechanicsburg, will offer its transportation services to the general public. The move is a response to concern surrounding the spread of the coronavirus.

Exelon has instituted a new leadership position – executive vice president of compliance and audit – and the Chicago-based company appointed David Glockner, a former top Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official and chief of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, to the role.

Pennsylvania has had its first COVID-19 related death and it was in Northampton County. The individual was being treated in a hospital. No further details were given in a release from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

This week businesses have be inundated with information regarding their operations the effects of the COVID-19.

U.S. Senator Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania, was joined by 17 fellow senators in writing a letter to Senate leadership this week, urging Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to forward their legislation that would support Americans in the time of financial and economic uncertainty.

Health officials have confirmed the first two cases of COVID-19 in York County.

Thirty-eight Pennsylvanians returned to the commonwealth on Tuesday after undergoing strict quarantining and health screening due to their time on the Grand Princess Cruise Ship, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said had 28 cases of the coronavirus confirmed.

It is requesting that credit union members use drive-thru services or online resources for the majority of their banking needs to help with social distancing.

Beginning Thursday, Penn State Health will suspend non-essential surgeries due to the growing COVID-19 pandemic.

Headquartered in Bird In Hand, this second generation family-owned business serves the entire state with additional locations in Zelienople, Butler County; Mill Hall, Clinton County; and Hatfield, Montgomery County. 

Following the closure of Strawberry Square in Harrisburg, UPMC Pinnacle said it will temporarily close its facilities in the Capital City Mall and relocating its staff to another location.

An unnamed Virginia-based private investment group purchased 26 Dollar General stores throughout Pennsylvania for $36 million earlier this month.