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 in August; 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
News Roundup By the numbers: Covid-19 drops to record lows in July The number of Lancaster County residents taken seriously ill or dying from COVID-19 dropped to new lows in July. • Four county residents died during the … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - July 31, 2021
News Roundup By the numbers (final edition?): Covid-19 in June For all practical purposes, the COVID-19 virus no longer poses a threat to most Lancaster County residents. New cases have dropped into the single digits – … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - July 2, 2021
News Roundup By the numbers: Covid-19 going, going, but not quite gone The collapse of the pandemic in Lancaster County has been so steep in the past two weeks that our research group thought it worthwhile to share … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - June 17, 2021
News Roundup By the numbers: Covid-19 cases, deaths dropped sharply in May All measures of the COVID-19 virus declined in May, signaling that the pandemic may be near its end. • DEATHS of county residents fell to fewer … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - June 4, 2021
News Roundup By the numbers: County hit by surge in Covid-19 cases in April, but with 50% vaccinated, deaths do not climb Lancaster County saw mixed gains and a setback in its effort to quash the COVID-19 pandemic during April. On the positive side, more than half of … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - May 5, 2021
News Roundup By the numbers: Local Covid-19 stats trend lower in March, but rise possible in April Lancaster County saw a major reduction in the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout most of March. But a jump in cases that began at the … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - April 9, 2021
News Roundup By the numbers: Local nursing home Covid-19 deaths have varied widely For the past year, elderly residents in nursing homes have suffered most from the COVID-19 pandemic. The lopsided death toll is difficult to comprehend: Of the … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - April 5, 2021
Community Voices It’s time to thank the men and women of the County Coroner’s Office I am asking you, the readers of my pandemic posts, and your friends, to send messages of appreciation to the largely unacknowledged men and women of … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - March 22, 2021