Pennsylvania is confirming another big increase in coronavirus cases Sunday as lawmakers are drafting legislation to delay the state’s April 28 primary election and relax rules around how mail-in ballots can be processed in advance of polls closing.

Philadelphia is issuing a stay-at-home order that begins Monday, after Gov. Tom Wolf has already asked residents to stay home, if they can help it, and ordered non-life-sustaining businesses to close.

State health officials on Sunday reported more than 100 new cases in Pennsylvania, for a total of more than 470.

Giant Eagleannounced employees would receive $10 million in bonus pay as they work through the COVID-19 pandemic. The chain employs around 32,000 people across over 400 retail locations, plus support centers and offices, according to the company’s website.

Health Secretary Rachel Levine said Saturday that people with mild symptoms do not necessarily need to get tested, and, after calling their doctor, they may be able to stay home, rest and take fluids and anti-fever medication.

Testing is being prioritized for symptomatic people who are health care providers, elderly, very ill or for those who have chronic medical conditions, Levine said.

For most people, the virus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. The vast majority of people recover.

Amid lobbying by interest groups and others, Wolf’s administration is sorting through nearly 10,000 waiver requests from his order that non-life-sustaining businesses close, Community and Economic Development Secretary Dennis Davin said.

House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, released a letter to Wolf asking his administration to reverse its decision to shut down construction on state highways and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

With hospital beds a premium to prepare for a surge of coronavirus patients, Penn Medicine said Sunday that crews are working around the clock to finish construction on its new hospital on the west Philadelphia campus of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

From staff and wire reports

Pennsylvania is confirming another big increase in coronavirus cases Sunday as lawmakers are drafting legislation to delay the state’s April 28 primary election and relax rules around how mail-in ballots can be processed in advance of polls closing.

Philadelphia is issuing a stay-at-home order that begins Monday, after Gov. Tom Wolf has already asked residents to stay home, if they can help it, and ordered non-life-sustaining businesses to close.

State health officials on Sunday reported more than 100 new cases in Pennsylvania, for a total of more than 470.

Giant Eagleannounced employees would receive $10 million in bonus pay as they work through the COVID-19 pandemic. The chain employs around 32,000 people across over 400 retail locations, plus support centers and offices, according to the company’s website.

Health Secretary Rachel Levine said Saturday that people with mild symptoms do not necessarily need to get tested, and, after calling their doctor, they may be able to stay home, rest and take fluids and anti-fever medication.

Testing is being prioritized for symptomatic people who are health care providers, elderly, very ill or for those who have chronic medical conditions, Levine said.

For most people, the virus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. The vast majority of people recover.

Amid lobbying by interest groups and others, Wolf’s administration is sorting through nearly 10,000 waiver requests from his order that non-life-sustaining businesses close, Community and Economic Development Secretary Dennis Davin said.

House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, released a letter to Wolf asking his administration to reverse its decision to shut down construction on state highways and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

With hospital beds a premium to prepare for a surge of coronavirus patients, Penn Medicine said Sunday that crews are working around the clock to finish construction on its new hospital on the west Philadelphia campus of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.