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Wright Center resident Dr. Trevor Gill packs bags of food during the COVID-19 Emergency Drive-Through Food Giveaway hosted by The Wright Center for Community Health, Friends of the Poor, Family to Family Food Basket Program, the Commission on Economic Opportunity, and the Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank in Jermyn, Pa., on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)

Wright Center resident Dr. Trevor Gill packs bags of food during the COVID-19 Emergency Drive-Through Food Giveaway hosted by The Wright Center for Community Health, Friends of the Poor, Family to Family Food Basket Program, the Commission on Economic Opportunity, and the Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank in Jermyn, Pa., on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)

March 26, 2020

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Jobless claims swamp Pennsylvania amid rise in virus cases
March 26, 2020 4:26 p.m.

Jobless claims swamp Pennsylvania amid rise in virus cases

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania rose by 50% to more than 1,600 cases, while record numbers of state residents filed for unemployment compensation, Gov. Tom Wolf's administration said Thursday.