Coronavirus Dan Nott / For Spotlight PA Pa.'s failure to mandate quicker death reporting before the coronavirus fueled wild data fluctuations, mistrust by Sara Simon of Spotlight PA and Ryan Briggs and Nina Feldman of WHYY News Sept. 24, 2020
Coronavirus TIM TAI / Philadelphia Inquirer Are antigen tests the silver bullet to Pa.’s coronavirus testing delays? Not so fast. by Sara Simon of Spotlight PA Aug. 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUS DAN NOTT / For Spotlight PA WATCH: Answers to the most frequently asked questions about COVID-19 in Pennsylvania by Sara Simon, Yaasmeen Piper and Kent Wilhelm of Spotlight PA Aug. 14, 2020
Education TIM TAI / Philadelphia Inquirer Penn State reverses course, plans to provide modified COVID-19 agreement for students by Sara Simon of Spotlight PA Aug. 13, 2020
Education TIM TAI / Philadelphia Inquirer Students at Penn State forced to sign COVID-19 liability waiver to participate in fall semester by Sara Simon of Spotlight PA Aug. 12, 2020
Coronavirus DAN NOTT / For Spotlight PA Pa. cancels on volunteer coronavirus contact tracers, moves to hire 1,000 paid staff by Sara Simon of Spotlight PA and Sarah Gantz of The Philadelphia Inquirer Aug. 4, 2020
Coronavirus Commonwealth Media Services Pa. health secretary denounces transphobic attacks: ‘Our children are watching’ by Sara Simon of Spotlight PA July 28, 2020
Coronavirus Dan Nott / For Spotlight PA Death reports are still lagging. Pa. hasn’t made it easy to find out just how badly. by Sara Simon of Spotlight PA July 27, 2020
Coronavirus DAN NOTT / For Spotlight PA Citing ‘overwhelming’ spread, Pa. moves to add staff, app to trace the coronavirus by Aneri Pattani of Spotlight PA and Sara Simon of Spotlight PA July 24, 2020
Coronavirus Keith Srakocic / Associated Press UPMC’s claim of ‘less severe’ coronavirus strain in Pa. is not supported by science by Sara Simon of Spotlight PA July 14, 2020
Coronavirus Dan Nott / For Spotlight PA Health officials failed to safeguard trust in Pa.’s coronavirus data, sowing confusion by Sara Simon of Spotlight PA June 17, 2020
Coronavirus ELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Philadelphia Inquirer Pa.’s death toll for Philadelphia lags behind city’s count, part of state’s ongoing struggle to compile timely data by Sara Simon of Spotlight PA May 2, 2020
Coronavirus Commonwealth Media Services Pa. removes more than 200 deaths from official coronavirus count as questions mount about reporting process, data accuracy by Sara Simon of Spotlight PA April 23, 2020
Coronavirus DAVID MAIALETTI / Philadelphia Inquirer Pa. coroners, health department at odds over how to handle suspected coronavirus cases, potentially affecting death count by Sara Simon of Spotlight PA April 10, 2020
Coronavirus TIM TAI / Philadelphia Inquirer Pa. eases rules for health care workers, others as coronavirus crisis reveals ‘inflexibility’ in professional licensing by Sara Simon of Spotlight PA March 29, 2020
Coronavirus Sarah Anne Hughes / Spotlight PA Funeral directors in Pennsylvania brace for grief as coronavirus limits services, viewings by Sara Simon of Spotlight PA March 18, 2020
Courts PennLive file photo / THE PATRIOT-NEWS Protections for vulnerable Pa. seniors lag, reforms to guardianship system ‘stuck’ by Sara Simon March 12, 2020
Transparency SARA SIMON / Spotlight PA Poll shows wide support in Pa. for public access to government records. But the devil's in the details. by Sara Simon Feb. 10, 2020
Health Darrell Sapp/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pa. nurses are fed up with hold times, rude answers, and delays dealing with state licensing board by Sara Simon Sept. 11, 2019