I have written extensively on this blog about the coronavirus epidemic in the area. The graphs below show how cases and deaths have risen exponentially in Cambria County. The county now ranks second in Pennsylvania in the number of cumulative cases per 100,000, seventh in deaths per 100,000, sixth in hospitalizations, and fourth in persons on a ventilator.
In response to the rise in cases and deaths the group In This Together Cambria was formed to inform the public and pressure community leaders to take this pandemic more seriously. This Tuesday, Dec 22 at 7PM they will be having a virtual town hall. Chip Minemyer of the Tribune Democrat (who lost his mother to COVID-19) will moderate. The panelists are UPJ biology professor Jill D. Henning and UPJ communication professor Susan Wieczorek. You may participate via zoom at https://pitt.zoom.us/j/92952562170 (Meeting ID: 929 5256 2170) , or you can access it on the phone toll free at 1-877-853-5247.