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Jobless claims swamp Pennsylvania amid rise in virus cases

by Associated Press
| March 26, 2020 1:30 PM

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania rose by 50% to more than 1,600 cases, while record numbers of state residents filed for unemployment compensation, the most in the nation, according to figures released Thursday.

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