COVID-19 News

New Bethany Executive Director Marc Rittle said the nonprofit's demographic is becoming younger, and many are not actually experiencing homelessness.

The latest COVID booster was approved for people 6 months and older this week. A local doctor says not everyone should get it.

COVID related hospitalizations are up 121% in Lehigh and Northampton counties according to the CDC. A Lehigh Valley doctor says the numbers seem worse than they are.

Those with lingering COVID-19 symptoms are part of the group of people who should stay indoors when smoke from the Canadian wildfires is particularly bad, says a Lehigh Valley doctor. He says people living with any type of lung problem should be aware of what’s happening outside.

As part of a broader initiative to assist small businesses in Easton recovering from the pandemic, the Business Retention Assistance of the City of Easton Program is offering grants to local businesses across the city.

Curbed by the pandemic, some highly anticipated bus travel routes and are coming back.

A panel of young people, ranging from middle-school-aged to college, shared their thoughts on mental health and health care in a conference organized by Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital. They all had one thing in common — direct experience.

A Northampton County rental assistant program will soon come to an end, along with a vaccine mandate for some county employees.

Local health networks agree the virus is still here, still harmful. Another vaccine could help.

The decision came with a decline in COVID-19 cases in the areas LVHN serves.

The CDC reported a 62% increase in the number of children being admitted to Pennsylvania hospitals in the past week bringing the total number of children hospitalized statewide this month to over 1,600.

A report from Stanford University found enrollment in public schools in the United States fell by more than one million students last fall.

The Bethlehem Area School District is giving students and parents COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the new school year. The vaccine clinics are a way to bring children up to speed on their shots.

As the delta variant sweeps through, Pennsylvania reported more than 3,400 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, an increase of nearly 50% in one day and the biggest spike since May.

All students in the Bethlehem Area School District will be required to wear masks this fall.

Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is trying a two-pronged approach to keep K-12 school environments safe from a recent surge in COVID-19 cases.

In light of a recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Browne is partnering with Lehigh Valley Health Network to host a vaccine clinic in Center City Allentown on Aug. 19.

If you’re planning a visit to a national park, you’ll need to pack a mask even if you’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Pennsylvania’s largest teachers union, which represents nearly 200,000 teachers and school workers on Monday commended the Pennsylvania Department of Health after it announced a plan to bring free COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinics to schools statewide.

Lehigh Valley Health Network is now offering COVID-19 booster shots to some people with weakened immune systems.

Anxiety from COVID-19 may have people questioning whether they have the virus or just a common cold.

Summer travel is picking up as more people get vaccinated. The American Automobile Association (AAA) expects travel to hit pre-pandemic levels over the next few months.