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PA To Launch Virus-Tracking Smartphone App: What To Know
Here's what you should know about a new smartphone app Pennsylvania will roll out in Sept. in an effort to track the spread of COVID-19.

Kara Seymour is the Editor in Chief at Patch. She has spent two decades covering community news, working at daily and weekly newspapers in Virginia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including the Bucks County Courier Times and the Princeton Packet. She joined Patch in 2010 as the local editor for the Newtown, PA Patch and moved on to serve as the New Jersey/Pennsylvania regional manager before becoming Editor in Chief. Kara is a James Madison University graduate.
Here's what you should know about a new smartphone app Pennsylvania will roll out in Sept. in an effort to track the spread of COVID-19.

NAC owner Jim Worthington is spearheading the Kids Lives Matter group in an effort to improve the lives of local children.
A 25-year-old man is facing multiple charges after police said he pulled a knife out at the 7-Eleven on East St. in Doylestown on Sunday.
A student-led rally in support of reopening schools is planned on Friday at 10 a.m. in front of the district administrative offices.
The River House at Odette's, a luxury hotel coming to New Hope, has hired a new general manager in preparation for its September opening.
A Doylestown woman has been tapped as general manager of the River House at Odette's, a luxury hotel opening next month in New Hope.
Updated guidance from the state now mandates students wear a mask throughout the school day, even when seated 6 feet apart.
Police in Newtown Borough have joined a joint investigation into "suspicious" letters sent to area businesses.
5 key metrics tracked by state officials as part of its coronavirus Early Warning Monitoring System are on a downward trend in Bucks County.
We all know someone who's making a difference in this difficult time. Let's give them some of the recognition they deserve.
We all know someone who's making a difference in this difficult time. Let's give them some of the recognition they deserve.
The state Department of Health on Monday confirmed 384 additional positive cases of COVID-19. No new deaths were reported.
Pennsylvania has once again made changes to its travel quarantine list, removing five states.
A rooster with a mask on: This year's Middletown Grange Fair t-shirt is so very 2020.
The County Theater is planning outdoor, socially distanced movie screenings at William E. Neis Park. First up: "The Goonies"
How likely are you to get the coronavirus through community transmission in Pennsylvania? It depends where you live.
Newtown Township Police are investigating "suspicious" letters that were delivered to two separate local businesses.
Newtown Township Police reported the following recent activity:
The illness, known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, has been diagnosed in 42 Pennsylvania children. See the new CDC report:
Contact tracers in Bucks County have reached 95 percent of the nearly 7,000 infected.