Pandemic Pennsylvania, a personal journey: Day 72-ish
Looking into June and beyond. As of yesterday, May 22nd, this is how the official map of Pennsylvania stands with respect to phased "reopening". I'm in Montgomery County, near the center of that block of red counties, bottom right. We had the dubious distinction of being the early peak point of verified infection for the state, when back in early March we had more than half of all such official cases in the state. As such, we were the first county to have (mostly voluntary) restrictions strongly suggested by Governor Wolf on March 12th. By one week later, the mixed results of the request and the rising threat led to more forceful, and then broader restrictions. This past Friday, May 22nd, the governor updated the reopening plans, such that out county will be transitioning to Yellow come June 5th. (Presumably this will be up to revision if an upswing in the infection/hospitalization/daily death toll manifests. ...