On Tuesday, January 19, In This Together: Cambria County had a beautiful candle light vigil on the river wall by the stone bridge in Johnstown. There was one candle for each of the 340 people who died from the corona virus in Cambria County since the pandemic began as of that day. There have been 14 deaths in the county since then as of this writing.
In This Together: Cambria was organized as a response to the skyrocketing case and death rate in the county. They have partnered with The Tribune-Democrat, the 1889 Foundation, Conemaugh Health System, and others. They have held online events to inform the public on COVID-19 and vaccines and a spiritual prayer service for the holidays.
The next online event that In This Together will be having will be this coming Tuesday, January 26 at 7PM. It is titled COVID Questions: By the Numbers. I will be presenting the data that I have collected from Johns-Hopkins online dashboard, from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and from other sources. Chip Minemyer, editor of the Tribune Democrat, will be Dr. Jill Henning, PhD will present on the biology of the Coronavirus. Tulsi Shrivastava will include will be stories of victims of the pandemic to show the human side of the pandemic in the county. The event will be livestreamed on Zoom at https://pitt.zoom.us/j/94911790258 and at the In This Together Facebook page. You will be able to ask questions of the other panelists and I. The taped event will be available on YouTube. Up coming events will be:
- February 9: Mental Health
- February 23: Specialists Forum
- March 9: Local Leaders
- March 23: Economic Impact
- April 6: Education