Wolf: Less-impacted areas of state may reopen soon
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf says that regions of Pennsylvania that have seen a relatively low number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus might be able to reopen “in a fairly robust” way on May 8. Wolf said Tuesday he intends to loosen restrictions on people and businesses in much the same way they were imposed: Gradually, and county by county. More than half of all people who have tested positive for the virus statewide live in Philadelphia and its four suburban counties. Many rural counties, by contrast, have been minimally impacted. More than 34,000 people statewide have tested positive, and the state reports more than 1,500 deaths.