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 beenContinue reading “An Online discussion of Coronavirus Numbers in Cambria County”
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Testing and New Cases Declined in Cambria County While The Positive Test Rate Remains High
The graph above shows how the rise in cases appears to be levelling off in Cambria County since Donald Trump came here on October 13. The 7 day average for new cases reached a high of 214.29 on Dec 11 and has steadily decreased to 96.57 on Dec 25 (a 54.7% decrease) as can be seen inContinue reading “Testing and New Cases Declined in Cambria County While The Positive Test Rate Remains High”
Testing Rates are Higher in Downtown Johnstown but There Are More Cases of COVID-19 in the Rest of Cambria County
Yesterday WJAC TV reported that Cambria County had the highest rate of new cases in the nation. Looking at the New York Times COVID-19 today, the county (which is listed a Johnstown because the county is the Johnstown metropolitan statistical area) ranks 6th today. Last week I posted on the elevated mortality rate in theContinue reading “Testing Rates are Higher in Downtown Johnstown but There Are More Cases of COVID-19 in the Rest of Cambria County”
Joe Biden won Johnstown by 80 votes
Four years ago Donald Trump won Cambria County with 66.8% of the vote. This year he won the county with 67.9%. Many observers were shocked that he won by such a large margin. However when one looks at individual precincts a more complex pattern can emerge. In 2017, looked at the precinct data for JohnstownContinue reading “Joe Biden won Johnstown by 80 votes”
My interview on Laurel Highlands Now, Trump Visits to Johnstown, and Changes in COVID-19 cases.
On Monday I had an interview with Bo Moore on his radio show “Laurel Highlands Now.” You can listen to the interview below. On Sept 23 Donald Trump Jr visited Johnstown to campaign for his father and on Oct 13 his father came here to campaign for reelection. Few at these rallies were wearingContinue reading “My interview on Laurel Highlands Now, Trump Visits to Johnstown, and Changes in COVID-19 cases.”
A Wave of Deaths in Blair County
I have written extensively about the surge in corona virus cases in Cambria County. Recently there has been a surge in cases and deaths in in Blair County as can be seen in the image above (22 since July 21). Centre County has seen a larger surge in cases since the Penn State students haveContinue reading “A Wave of Deaths in Blair County”
How Many Active COVID-19 Cases are in Cambria County?
This Labor Day, Cambria County reached a milestone of cumulative 500 cases of COVID-19 (448 confirmed, 52 probable). It took 107 days to reach 100 cases, 17 to reach 200 cases, 12 to reach 300 cases, 13 to reach 400 cases, and 20 days to reach 500 cases. Testing rates have continued to decrease for the county. Pennsylvania’s DepartmentContinue reading “How Many Active COVID-19 Cases are in Cambria County?”
My Book is at the Printing Press
After a year and a half of writing my book, Wuthering Depths in Johnstown: By the Numbers, has now gone to press and a release date will be set soon. The book is being self published through the Somerset Daily American (Jeff Bezos has enough money). Details to come. It is a profile ofContinue reading “My Book is at the Printing Press”
Testing Rates Have Decreased in Cambria County as Cases Keep Rising
One week ago, Cambria County surpassed 400 cases of COVID-19. This can be seen in the graph above. Since then the number of new cases has tapered off. On August 11 the 7 day average for new cases in the county was 11.14 cases per day. As of today, it is 7.29 cases per day. Continue reading “Testing Rates Have Decreased in Cambria County as Cases Keep Rising”
A Look at Positive COVID-19 Testing Rates in Cambria, PA, and the US
There have been recent media reports about positive testing rates increasing in Pennsylvania. I thought I would take a closer look at positive test rates since they were reported by the state on April 17. The positive testing rate is simply the number of positive tests divided by the total number of tests. The graphContinue reading “A Look at Positive COVID-19 Testing Rates in Cambria, PA, and the US”