COVID-19 Update, April 24: New case numbers spike in state, Chester County

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa The Chester County Health Department map of case loads for COVID-19 in the county as of April 24. Hopes of an early end to the COVID-19 crisis may be dimming as Thursday saw spikes in new cases both statewide and in Chester County. The state Department of Health (DOH) reported Friday that 1,599 new cases of the virus were confirmed via testing on Thursday,...

COVID-19 Update, April 2: Cases spike statewide, locally; two deaths reported in Chesco

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times The official map of COVID-19 cases in Chester County as provided by the Chester County Health Department on April 2. Case numbers of COVID-19 spiked sharply both statewide and in Chester County yesterday — with the report of two more deaths in the county on Wednesday. Statewide, the state Department of Health jumped by 1,211 to a total of 7,016 with 16 new deaths,...