WGAL News 8 coronavirus coverage Pennsylvania Department of Health launches COVID-19 early warning monitoring dashboard WGAL News 8 coronavirus coverage Hide Transcript Show Transcript JORGENSEN, WGAL NEWS 8. BRIAN: -- DANIELLE: THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT LAUNCHED WHAT IT CALLS AN EARLY WARNING MONITORING DASHBOARD, WHERE YOU CAN TRACK INCREASES IN COVID-19 CASES COUNTY-BY-COUNTY. THE ONLINE…

HE IS OUT OF JAIL. >> BREAKING NEWS HERE ARE YOUR , TOP COVID-19 HEADLINES AT THIS HOUR. SOUTH CAROLINA HEALTH OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED 17 MORE DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19 IN THE STATE. INCLUDING FIVE ELDERLY PEOPLE FROM THE UPSTATE. THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL TO 735 PEOPLE. WE ARE TOLD THERE ARE 36,297 POSITIVE CASES ACROSS…

San Luis Obispo County reported 44 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the county's total to 611 confirmed cases as of June 30.It's the county's largest single-day increase in cases since the pandemic began.Fourteen people are hospitalized, including six patients who are in the ICU.Another 140 people are recovering at home and 456 people…

Photo: Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt (Getty Images)A new U.S. government-led study has found that common materials such as cotton can effectively filter particles as small as the coronavirus, especially when layered. The findings offer more evidence that homemade masks can slow the pandemic’s spread and possibly provide some personal protection against covid-19, albeit not as…

Here’s something worth drinking to.A recently published study shows that while drinking alcohol isn’t necessarily healthy, there are some benefits associated with low to moderate drinking. That doesn’t mean, however, that there aren’t any risks associated with drinking, even if it isn’t heavy or regular.The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Georgia, California…