Pennsylvania has reported its second highest number of new coronavirus cases, as the president continues to minimize the threat of a virus that has killed more than 215,000 Americans. Meanwhile, Europe is struggling with a spike in cases, the death toll in Iran has reached 30,000 and India is holding a digital fashion week. A roundup of pandemic news from around the nation and the globe.

United Parcel Service Inc. is responding to the growth in online shopping and pressures for speedy delivery by seeking to expand its drone deliveries and adding thousands of new spots where customers can pick up packages. The Atlanta-based package delivery giant said Tuesday it is adding 12,000 new package pickup locations inside CVS, The Michaels Co. and Advance Auto Parts stores.

U.S. manufacturing expanded in February at the fastest pace three years with the arrival of a surge in new orders.