As central Pennsylvania neared the conclusion of its third week being affected by the coronavirus pandemic, PennLive photographers took a look at places around the area normally full of life and activity that are now empty, closed or deserted.

With the spread of the coronavirus pandemic expanding in Pennsylvania, a majority of the businesses, parks and schools across the region have shut down. State government workers are working remotely, making Harrisburg feel like a ghost town, even at rush hour. The closure of bars and dine-in restaurants have made a normally packed Second Street a lonely place.

Local municipalities have closed down playgrounds. Shuttered malls are surrounded by empty parking lots and major roadways are barely traveled.

This is a look at our area when everyone stays home.

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