County COVID-19 data has been taken from Health.pa.gov. This data was last updated on Nov. 11. Edinboro data is taken from their COVID-19 case tracker.
— Erie County, total confirmed cases: 2,299
— Crawford County, total confirmed cases: 590
— Warren County, total confirmed cases: 78
— Venango County, total confirmed cases: 335
— Edinboro Campus: 19 (1 employee, 18 students, total since beginning of fall semester).
— Slippery Rock Campus: 230 confirmed cases (215 students, 15 employees) since Aug. 20.
— Allegheny College: 5 in isolation, 19 in quarantine, 31 total cases.
— Gannon University: 11 in isolation. 86 total cases; 5 employees, 81 students.
— 225,150 cases statewide in Pennsylvania.
From Nov. 3-10, Erie County’s COVID-19 case count increased by 491. Crawford County increased by 191; Warren increased by 15; Venango increased by 143. Edinboro University’s COVID tracker has shown that there are five new cases since our last report, including one employee. Slippery Rock logged 14 new student cases and 10 faculty cases. Allegheny logged two cases and Gannon logged 11 new cases.
Emma McNeeley is the News Editor for The Spectator. She can be reached at edinboro.spectator@gmail.com.
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