Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Bookmark this page for continuing coverage of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak and its impact on Schuylkill County, PA.
Coronavirus in the Coal Region
The outbreak is having an impact on daily lives and the economy here.
All public and private schools in Schuylkill County closed through the end of the 2019-20 school term. Grocery stores are inundated for days by shoppers inexplicably stockpiling toilet paper, along with other seemingly essential items like sanitizers, food, and pet supplies.
Businesses that Gov. Tom Wolf deemed non-essential have been forced to close.
Meanwhile, local hospitals began establishing protocol for dealing with a potential outbreak here in Schuylkill County.
Developments happen quickly. We work to provide information in a clear, concise, easy-to-read manner.
We’re monitoring details of the outbreak and its impact on daily lives here in the coal region.
If you see or hear news related to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, use our news tip hotline form to send us a text message or photo.
- Pearl Clutchers Clutch Extra Hard Over Canary Calling It “Chinese Virus”
- Goodfellas Bar Owner Says He’s Had Enough – Reopening Friday
(Photo: Coal Region Canary)
- AP: Wolf Announcing Today 12 More Counties Going Yellow – Guess Who’s Not on the List
- Second Wave of Coronavirus in Schuylkill County? Nah.
- Argall Delivers Rebuttal Speech to Gov. Wolf on Pennsylvania Senate Floor (WATCH FULL VIDEO)
- Riot Act of 2020 – Tom Wolf Says Schuylkill County is Selfish, Cowardly and Surrendered to Chinese Virus
- Schuylkill Task Force to Wolf – We Ready
- You Can Get a Haircut in Pennsylvania … If (And It’s a Big If)
- Schuylkill County Loses Chinese Virus Lockdown Lottery – Still in Time Out
(Photo: Office of the Governor)
- Wolf Backpedals on Regional Pennsylvania Map Being Used in Coronavirus Decisions
(Photo: Office of the Governor)
- PA Opens a Coronavirus Snitch Line for Social Distance Warriors
- Russ Diamond’s Speech at the #ReOpenPA Rally is Something Every Small Business Owner Should Hear
- APRIL 14 UPDATE: 12 New Cases of Chinese Virus Over Last 2 Days in Schuylkill County
- SHOCKING VIDEO: Philly Cops Yank Man Off SEPTA Bus for Not Wearing a Face Mask
- Wolf Still Refuses to Release Coronavirus Business Waiver List
(Photo: State Rep. Russ Diamond)
- APRIL 7 UPDATE: Schuylkill County Coronavirus Positive Total Reaches 119
- APRIL 5 UPDATE: Total Positive Coronavirus Cases in Schuylkill County Reaches 90
- Food Lines Begin in Schuylkill County – Walmart Implements Distancing Rules for Shoppers
- APRIL 1 UPDATE: Schuylkill County +9 Positive Coronavirus Cases
- MARCH 30 UPDATE: Schuylkill County Has 30 Positive Coronavirus Cases
- SUNDAY UPDATE: Schuylkill County at 21 Positive Coronavirus Cases
- FRIDAY UPDATE: Schuylkill County at 13 Positive Coronavirus Cases
- LATEST: Schuylkill County Has 9 Positive Coronavirus Cases
- Martial Law vs. Marshal Law – Know the Difference
- New Data: Schuylkill County at 3 Positive Coronavirus Cases
- PA at 371 Positive Coronavirus Cases, 2nd Death – Schuylkill Still 0 Positive
- Schuylkill County Courthouse, Magistrate Courts Closed to General Public (with Exceptions)
- New Philly Police Warn of Coronavirus Home Testing Scammers
- Pottsville Boscov’s Store Closes, Fairlane Village Mall Open with Limited Schedule
- *UPDATED 3/23* Here’s Where Schuylkill County Students Can Get Free Lunch During Coronavirus Break
- Local Athletic Depts. Send Warning to Coaches – “Off-site” Practices Forbidden
- 19 Different Hand Washing Songs for the Coronavirus Outbreak
- Pottsville Bars and Restaurants Carry On with St. Paddy’s Day Plans Despite Coronavirus Worries
- The Green Phase is NOT the Goal – Wolf Conditioning for a “New Normal”
- Will Schuylkill County Finally Go Yellow Today? Numbers Don’t Add Up
- Lebanon County Commissioner Against Going Rogue Goes Full Hypocrite
- Today Should Have Been the Day Schuylkill County Went Yellow. Instead …
- Schuylkill Commissioner Hess Says “We’re Sharing the Pain” While His Business Stays Open
- Are Masks Really Mandatory in Pennsylvania? Probably Maybe
- What Will Tom Wolf Do Next?
- Schuylkill County Staying Red After Gov. Wolf Announces Round 2 of Re-Openings
- Heisler’s Dairy Bar Re-Opening on Monday – With Some Restrictions
- Despite Threats to Food Supplies, Goodman Votes Against Re-Opening Garden Centers
(Photo: Coal Region Canary)
- Knowles, Tobash Back Bill to Re-Open Real Estate Businesses in PA – Goodman Says No
- Argall Questions Wolf’s Motive for Hiding Business Waiver List
- 24 New Cases, 4th Death of Chinese Virus in Schuylkill County … Probably
- APRIL 12 UPDATE: 9 New Cases of Chinese Virus ID’d in Schuylkill County
- APRIL 10 UPDATE: 15 New Coronavirus Positive Cases Confirmed in Schuylkill County
- APRIL 9 UPDATE: First Coronavirus Related Death Reported in Schuylkill County
- Hazleton’s Obviously Fake Social Distancing Statistic Leads to Curfews
- APRIL 4 UPDATE: 14 More Coronavirus Positive Cases in Schuylkill County
- APRIL 2 UPDATE: Schuylkill County Up to 54 Positive Coronavirus Cases
- Argall, Other Republicans Demand Wolf Reclassify Residential Construction as Essential Businesses
- Schuylkill County Added to Pennsylvania Stay-at-Home Order Thru April 30
(Photo: Office of the Governor)
- Coronavirus Statistics for Schuylkill County and Pennsylvania (UPDATED DAILY)
- How Much TP Do You Need? Use a Toilet Paper Calculator
- Coronavirus Puts Patrick Murphy Murder Trial Schedule in Jeopardy
- Schuylkill County Now at 5 Positive Coronavirus Cases – 7 Deaths Statewide
- *BREAKING* – First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in Schuylkill County
- Pennsylvania Reporting 268 Positive Coronavirus Cases – Schuylkill County at 0 for 15th Day
- Wolf Orders “Non-Life-Sustaining” Businesses Closed in Pennsylvania “Until Further Notice” – FULL LIST
- Grocery Stores in Schuylkill County Operating on Special Schedules to Handle Coronavirus Demands
- Pennsylvania Coronavirus Cases at 76 – Schuylkill County at 0 for 11th Day
(Photo: Office of the Governor)
- Pottsville Area Group Organizing Free Lunch for School Kids During Coronavirus Break
- Argall Closing Pottsville, Hamburg Offices but Keeps Mahanoy City Open
- Schuylkill County Maintains a Sense of Normalcy, Still at 0 Coronavirus Cases
- Business and Social Life in Pennsylvania’s Yellow Phase – What to Expect in Schuylkill County
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- *BREAKING* Following Threats Against His Livelihood, Pottsville Area Bar Owner Stands Down – Will Open Friday Morning for Take-Out
(Photo: Coal Region Canary)
- WEAK! Frackville Postpones Independence Day Fireworks Until September
- COVID in the Schuylkill County Courthouse
- Schuylkill County Commissioners Back Down on Moving to Yellow on Friday
- Argall Responds – Wolf Doesn’t Care About Other Points of View
- Schuylkill County Thumbs Nose at Wolf – Going Yellow on May 15
- Lockdown Lottery 2 – Will Governor Wolf Move Schuylkill County to Phase Yellow?
- Wolf Lied About Hair Salons and Barbers Opening in the Yellow Phase
- Argall, Knowles Urge AG William Barr to Investigate Wolf Power Grab During Pandemic
- The Map Determining When Schuylkill County Reopens Post Coronavirus Was Made in the 1960s
- Gov. Wolf Uses Coronavirus Press Conference to Spread Socialist Propaganda
- APRIL 15 UPDATE: Third Schuylkill County Death Blamed on Chinese Virus
- APRIL 11 UPDATE: 2nd Death in Schuylkill County Blamed on Chinese Virus
- State Senator Threatens Wolf with Subpoena if Business Waiver List Remains Secret
- APRIL 8 UPDATE: 17 More Coronavirus Positive in Schuylkill County
- APRIL 6 UPDATE: 13 New Cases of Coronavirus Confirmed in Schuylkill County
- APRIL 3 UPDATE: Schuylkill County Adds 9 Positive Coronavirus Cases
- You Can Buy Liquor in Pennsylvania Again … Online and If You’re Lucky
- YOU ARE GROUNDED, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY!
- Greyhound Continues to Bus People from NYC into the Coal Region
- SATURDAY UPDATE: Schuylkill County at 16 Positive Coronavirus Cases
- Coal Region Companies Donate Needed PPE to St. Luke’s Hospital in Coaldale
- Schuylkill County Adds 1 More Positive Coronavirus Case, Now at 6
- State Education Dept. Extends School Closures Thru April 6 on Coronavirus Fears
(Image: PA Dept. of Education)
- Pottsville Business Association President Blasts Parking Authority for Ticketing Amid Coronavirus Orders
- Wolf Updates List of Life-Sustaining Businesses, Provides Option for Appeal Following Backlash
(Photo: Office of the Governor)
- First Coronavirus-related Death Reported in Pennsylvania – State Total at 133
(Photo: Office of the Governor)
- Pennsylvania Up to 96 Coronavirus Positive Cases, Schuylkill County at 0
- Pennsylvania Shutdown Order? That’s #FakeNews – Here’s What You Need to Know
- Small Local Stores Offer Relief from Toilet Paper Panic Buyers
- Luzerne, Lehigh Counties Get First Coronavirus Positive Cases, Pennsylvania Up to 63
- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Closed Thru March 30
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