Community By the numbers: Covid-19 numbers rise with cold weather’s return, but stay well short of 2021-22 Eighteen county residents died of COVID last month, compared to 133 who died in December a year ago. By Ernie Schreiber - January 9, 2023
Community By the numbers: Covid-19 impact dwindles in November In November, just six county residents died from the virus, one fewer than in October. By Ernie Schreiber - December 6, 2022
Community By the numbers: Covid hospitalizations, deaths show no sign of fall surge In October, just seven county residents died from the virus, the third lowest number of COVID fatalities this year. By Ernie Schreiber - November 4, 2022
Community By the numbers: Covid-19 deaths tick upward to 14 in September In past years, the pandemic has consistently receded in summer months and surged through fall and winter. By Ernie Schreiber - October 5, 2022
Community By the numbers: Covid-19 stays at low ebb locally in June The number of reported COVID cases and hospitalizations in Lancaster County dropped slightly in June, continuing a trend of relatively low infections and serious cases over … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - July 8, 2022
Health By the numbers: Locally, pandemic is pretty much over for now Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic first appeared here, the numbers of deaths, hospitalizations and new cases have plummeted to near-record lows in Lancaster County. A … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - April 4, 2022
Health By the numbers: Locally, Covid-19 pandemic waned rapidly in February COVID deaths, hospital cases and new infections plummeted through February, signaling the end of the Omicron spike in Lancaster County. Here is a very brief summary. … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - March 1, 2022
News Roundup By the numbers: After a record-setting month in January, Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations falling rapidly Lancaster County saw a record number of COVID cases and hospitalizations in January – thousands more than any other month. But, thanks to a milder omicron … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - February 4, 2022
News Roundup By the numbers (Part 1): Covid-19 cases hit new highs in December, but hospitalizations, deaths stay lower More county residents than ever contracted COVID-19 in December, and more than ever were hospitalized. But unlike in previous surges, fewer deaths occurred last month, a … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - January 6, 2022
News Roundup By the numbers (Part 2): Covid-19 in Lancaster’s congregate care facilities (Source: The Gardens at Stevens) For those with interest in congregate care facilities in the county, here is an overview of conditions there in December and … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - January 6, 2022
News Roundup By the numbers: Local Covid-19 hospitalizations, deaths continue to climb in November A brief summary as of Monday, Dec. 20: Two-thirds of the way through December, the latest wave of COVID continues to strengthen its grip on Lancaster … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - December 20, 2021
News Roundup By the numbers: The Covid-19 cold-weather surge has begun The big picture A year ago, in November 2020, the pandemic here was surging upward toward the December peak, when 207 county residents died within the … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - December 10, 2021
