Reading-based Tower Health said it was recently the recipient of counterfeit 3M 1860 N95 masks.

Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Control Enforcement Officers visited 756 liquor license holders and issued 20 notice violations to businesses who failed to follow COVID-19 requirements during the week of Feb. 1.

A bill that would allow for the distribution of $912 million in COVID-19 relief measures to restaurants, schools, employers, tenants and landlords has been approved by the Pennsylvania Senate.

From keeping hands and toes toasty to toasting marshmallows or warming skiers at area resorts, coronavirus has made the great outdoors more attractive to socialize and visit with friends and family. And sales of outdoor fire pits and fire places, winter gear, warm clothes and accessories – anything that will make being outdoors during a Pennsylvania winter more comfortable -- have soared since the pandemic began last year.

During the first round of Paycheck Protection Loans last year, Customers Bank of West Reading was able to assist in more than 100,000 PPP loans totaling more than $5 billion.

Following a gap in benefits after the federal government delayed approval of December’s COVID relief and government funding bill, the state Department of Labor & Industry announced it can now resume payments for its temporary federal unemployment programs.

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced that the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program of the federal CARES Act extension, or PUA, is now accepting claims for those who don’t meet the requirements for traditional unemployment compensation, but have lost work because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As St. Luke’s prepares to move into the next phase of vaccinations it has developed a process to allow individuals to sign up for notifications regarding the vaccine.

Lenders with less than $1 billion in assets can now submit applications for the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) starting today, but borrowers looking to use the program a second time will have more hoops to jump through than they did last year.

Lehigh Valley Health Network said it is gearing up for mass COVID-19 vaccinations and hopes to vaccinate more community members sooner than initially expected in the vaccine supply allows for it.