PHILADELPHIA - As the coronavirus pandemic runs uncontrolled across the country, health officials continue to emphasize contact tracing as a crucial step in containing a virus that is now suspected of killing more than 250,000 Americans.In Pennsylvania, whose latest daily caseload topped 6,000 infections, a robust contact tracing program was hurriedly assembled as the virus raged in the spring.
It has since become a staple of the state's efforts to stop COVID-19 from branching out. Director of Testing and Contact Tracing Michael Huff discussed the push to track down potential cases before further transmission Thursday morning on Good Day Philadelphia.RELATED: Pennsylvania sets daily high in COVID-19 cases with 6,339 new infectionsAccording.