The entire Morning Call staff has been involved in the coronavirus coverage from the start. On the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania, here's a look back at some of that coverage.
1 year of COVID in Pa.: A timeline of the pandemic’s trials and tolls in the Lehigh Valley
Updated Mar 06, 2021;
March 6, 2020: Pennsylvania confirms its first cases of COVID-19.
March 6, 2021: More than 900,000 Pennsylvanians have been sickened to varying degrees. More than 24,000 have died. These figures include more than 58,000 cases and 1,400 deaths in the Lehigh Valley.
The coronavirus has surged, ebbed and surged again. The last year has seen mask requirements, travel restrictions, shutdowns, reopenings and, most recently, vaccines.
It’s easy to forget the details of a year that simultaneously dragged and blurred: The uncertainty of the earliest days, the frustration waiting for the “green phase,” the anxiety as cases soared to their worst levels around the holidays. Sacrifices have been made by all: Social interaction for most of us; livelihoods for some; lives for too many others.
2020 notable deaths include hundreds in the Lehigh Valley who lost their lives to the coronavirus mcall.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mcall.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jeremiah Hartnett wave to a Wilkes-Barre Police Vehicle with his family Tuesday during his Social Distancing Driveby Birthday party on Madison Street.Jeremiah was greeted by a long line of well wishers that included members of the Wilkes Barre City Police Force and well wishers in cars,trucks and motorcycles.This was Jeremiahs 8th Birthday. cv06birthday2 DAVE SCHERBENCO/CITIZENS VOICE