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Railroad officials estimate cleanup of the "informal living areas of unsheltered individuals," led by a third-party contractor, will take about two weeks. More work may be needed for the city-owned land, according to a document shared by the city.
Families of children who are patients at Lehigh Valley Health Network were treated to a toy giveaway on Tuesday morning.
Influenza cases are rising rapidly across the Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania, with local hospitals reporting a sharp uptick in patients and state data confirming sustained growth in flu activity.
The state Game Commission is coordinating a response, which includes "safe removal, testing and disposal" of the impacted birds.
A pre-hospital blood program cooperative between Allentown and Miller-Keystone Blood Center equips EMS to give blood — whole blood or components like red cells and plasma — to severely bleeding patients at the scene or in the ambulance.
