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PA Coronavirus Death Toll Rises To 48
Nearly 700 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed Monday in Pennsylvania, and the death toll rose to 48.

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.
Nearly 700 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed Monday in Pennsylvania, and the death toll rose to 48.

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