Tag: Caroline Machiraju

Breakthrough deaths and hospitalizations jump in Pennsylvania

Breakthrough deaths see 87 count jump since July’s end; but official “cumulative” analysis hides it.

Penn State Health: Kids represent small fraction of inpatient COVID cases, most recover at home

Caroline Machiraju interviewed Scott Gilbert of Penn State Health and Maggi Barton, Deputy Press Secretary at Pa DOH to get answers about the severity of COVID cases affecting children in Pennsylvania.
Machiraju’s findings contradict a recent PennLive.com report suggesting that hospitals are overrun with children suffering from COVID, and calls into question the justification of Governor Wolf to mandate masks for students in Pennsylvania.