The number of new coronavirus cases jumped 32% last week in a six-county region that includes Lancaster, exceeding a 23% statewide increase.
Lancaster and its five bordering counties recorded 1,900 new cases of COVID-19 from Oct. 6 through 12, up from 1,438 in the previous seven days, according to an LNP | LancasterOnline analysis of Department of Health data.
Lebanon and Berks counties saw the sharpest jumps, at 72% and 54%, respectively. Lancaster had the smallest increase, at 18%. The number of new cases in Chester County fell by 2% from the previous week, making it one of only 12 counties statewide that saw decreases.
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