Health 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, 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, 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 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
News Roundup By the numbers: After a harsh October here, pandemic recedes in early November The latest surge of COVID-19 in Lancaster County peaked in mid-October and now, in this first week of November, is steadily receding. But, through most of … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - November 8, 2021
News Roundup Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness by brand: What the data says Now that the CDC has given permission to the elderly and other high-risk adults to choose whichever vaccine they want for a booster shot, it seems … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - October 25, 2021
News Roundup By the numbers: Locally, Covid-19 pandemic surged in September, victims trended younger The COVID-19 virus continued to surge in Lancaster County throughout September, killing 47 residents, about three victims every two days. While some parts of the nation … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - October 7, 2021
News Roundup By the numbers: Covid-19 pandemic resurges locally; serious childhood cases rare A new wave of COVID-19 spread through Lancaster County in August, ending a two-month summer respite. But, as schools reopened, area hospitals reported few serious cases … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - September 13, 2021
Ernie Schreiber 
