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Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health, is still a man regardless of any claim to be a “transgender woman,” says Jenna Ellis, a senior legal adviser for President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign.

According to the PA Department of Health’s archives, Pennsylvania reported 518 deaths total in July, a 53.5009% decrease from June’s 1,114.

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office on Monday confirmed that it is conducting a “thorough, holistic, and wide-ranging” investigation into nursing home deaths propelled by the Chinese coronavirus and the Wolf administration’s March guidance, which instructed long-term care facilities to admit stable individuals who had contracted the virus.

Gov. Tom Wolf (D) on Friday defended his decision to violate social distancing guidelines — and his state’s own orders — by attending a Black Lives Matter protest in Harrisburg but admitted that it was “inconsistent” for him to do so, particularly after threatening business owners.

Pennsylvania Republicans chastised Gov. Tom Wolf for endangering those in nursing homes in exclusive statements to Breitbtart News.

The elder care crisis in Pennsylvania was highlighted this week when data released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health showed the average age of those who have died of COVID-19 in the state is 80 years old and that more than two-thirds of the 4,505 who died of the virus as of Tuesday morning were residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) on Monday signaled that he is open to a federal investigation into his administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak in nursing homes, as they comprise the majority of coronavirus deaths in the state. 

Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) office this week announced that the state’s health department, under transgender Health Secretary Rachel Levine, is focusing on gender identity and sexual orientation or expression in the state’s collection of coronavirus data.

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine, the nation’s first openly transgender public health secretary, lashed out at a reporter — pleading, “please don’t misgender me” — during a media call on Tuesday after the reporter referred to Levine as “sir” multiple times.

Pennsylvania’s Health Secretary Rachel Levine moved his 95-year-old mother from a Pennsylvania nursing home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) on Tuesday announced he is launching criminal investigations into several nursing homes, as coronavirus deaths in care facilities soar, accounting for over two-thirds of virus deaths in the state.

Gov. Tom Wolf (D) is defending Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine as she faces increasing criticism over the devastating impact the Chinese coronavirus has had on nursing homes.

Philadelphia reported zero coronavirus deaths on Monday, marking the first day the city reported no deaths since March 24.

Pennsylvania health officials are backtracking after a week of inconsistent numbers on the state’s coronavirus death count, which saw two spikes and a significant decrease on Thursday, citing “technical issues,” lags in reporting, and the inclusion of “probable deaths.”