News Roundup By the numbers: February saw dramatic Covid-19 decline In summary Deaths, hospitalizations and new cases fall sharply; For first time in 12 months, no patients on ventilators; State’s nursing home data remains murky; Only … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - March 5, 2021
News Roundup By the numbers: Covid-19 surge deflating in Lancaster County As we reported two weeks ago, the winter surge of COVID-19 is deflating, approaching its end in Lancaster County. Similar trends now are being reported across … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - February 18, 2021
News Roundup Coroner urges caution on Super Bowl Sunday (Source: NFL.com) Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, the county coroner, suggests that people take the same precautions this Sunday, Jan. 7 – Super Bowl Sunday – that they … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - February 2, 2021
News Roundup By the numbers: Covid-19 deaths fall by one-third in January The winter wave of COVID-19 weakened its impact on Lancaster County in January. Both deaths and hospitalizations – the two most significant measures of the pandemic … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - February 2, 2021
News Roundup Health Department still doesn’t have good data on Covid-19 in nursing homes The inset table shows the Pa. Department of Health’s Long Term Care Facility report for Lancaster County institutions as of Jan. 21, 2021. (Source: Health.pa.gov) The … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - February 2, 2021
News Roundup By the numbers: No post-holiday Covid-19 surge in Lancaster County The COVID-19 virus is losing strength in Lancaster County. Contrary to past predictions, the post-holiday spike of COVID-19 hospital cases and deaths has not materialized: Deaths … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - January 22, 2021
News Roundup By the numbers: Covid-19 cases, deaths decline after Christmas Call it a Christmas miracle. An analysis of COVID-19 tests, hospitalizations and deaths for the two-week period following Christmas has shown a surprising trend. Contrary to … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - January 11, 2021
News Roundup An inside look at LGH vaccine plans, long-range screening On Tuesday evening, Jan Bergen, outgoing president of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, gave community supporters a wide-ranging overview of the hospital’s current efforts in dealing … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - January 9, 2021
News Roundup By the numbers: Lancaster County sees record Covid-19 deaths in December At a glance: Covid-19 deaths at all-time high; 207 deaths in December neared total of past 6 months Hospital cases peaked 2 weeks after Thanksgiving, then … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - January 5, 2021
News Roundup By the numbers: Lancaster County Covid-19 cases soar in December At a glance: COVID-19 infections soar 8 times higher than in spring Medical advances neutralized by increased virus spread Result: Deaths of elderly here mount, 108 … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - December 18, 2020
News Roundup By the numbers: Lancaster County Covid-19 cases, deaths escalated sharply in November At a glance: Covid-19 deaths rise over 500 here since start of pandemic 59 Covid-19 deaths in November, highest since spring peak 124 patients in hospitals, … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - December 3, 2020
News Roundup By the numbers: Pre-Thanksgiving report on Covid-19 in Lancaster County At a glance: Covid-19 patients at LGH and WellSpan now number over 100 Hospitals prepared for surge continuing into December UPMC silent on its patient count … Read more By Ernie Schreiber - November 25, 2020