Cameron Mezzacapo, 7, gets a push from his mother, Milynn Mezzacapo, while learning to ride a bike, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, near their home in the Evergreen Farms development in Fairview Township, Pa. Milynn Mezzacapo said the extra time at home motivated them. "We finally have the time and the weather is nice," she said. (Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News via AP)
March 26, 2020
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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.