Covid-19 deaths in Erie County have been rising, but not like last year By Sandra Tan News Staff Reporter Jan 11, 2022 Jan 11, 2022 Updated Apr 19, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The latest mortality data for Erie County shows that December deaths due to a Covid-19 related illness rose considerably compared with prior months. kAmw@H6G6C[ E96 ?F>36CD 2C6 DE:== >F49 =@H6C E92? E96J H6C6 :? s646>36C 2?5 y2?F2CJ @7 =2DE J62C[ H96? E96 C68:@? D2H 2 DA:<6 :? r@G:5 42D6D H9:=6 E96 r@G:5 G244:?6 H2D ?@E H:56=J 2G2:=23=6]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAmp E@E2= @7 `e` tC:6 r@F?EJ 562E9D =2DE >@?E9 H6C6 2EEC:3FE65 E@ r@G:5\`h[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 4@F?EJ w62=E9 s6A2CE>6?E] %92E :D E96 9:896DE ?F>36C @7 >@?E9=J 562E9D D:?46 =2DE y2?F2CJ[ H96? aeh A6@A=6 5:65]k^Am kAmw@H6G6C[ E96 562E9 7:8FC6 :D DE:== dhT =@H6C E92? E96 AC6G:@FD s646>36C H96? bhe A6@A=6 5:65 – E96 9:896DE ?F>36C @7 562E9D :? 2 D:?8=6 >@?E9 D:?46 E96 AF3=:4 962=E9 4C:D:D 3682? :? (6DE6C? }6H *@C<]k^Am People are also reading… Friday Five: Two new restaurants, Panda Fest, lawncare and acting broke As drought worsens Concord asks customers to conserve water Commissioners Notebook: Board discusses opioid settlement funds; revisions to Emergency Operations Plan Kannapolis Police: Teenager shot and killed Monday NC facing 'wild west' crossroads with cannabis usage, regulations Cabarrus Center at 5: From idea to impact, downtown hub reshapes local business landscape Buying a home in Concord costs far more than renting, a new study finds Concord named among nation’s best places to live in 2026 Historical marker in Rowan County honors nation’s first Black credit union Kannapolis will host document shredding event Wonders win on scoreboard, but all winners in Jonathan Foundation game Logan Community among two dozen added to Historic Places list Second arrest made in Rowan fentanyl trafficking investigation UPDATE: US military seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship Andy Langford: One councilperson's response to outcry against ICE detention center kAm%96 ?6H >@CE2=:EJ ?F>36CD :?5:42E6 E92E G244:?2E:@?D DE:== AC@G:56 >62?:?87F= AC@E64E:@? 282:?DE D6C:@FD :==?6DD 2?5 562E9D] w@H6G6C[ r@G:5 G2C:2?ED E92E DAC625 5FC:?8 E96 9@=:52J D62D@? 92G6 D6?E A@D:E:G6 42D6D D@2C:?8 E9C@F89@FE E96 C68:@? 2?5 4@F?ECJ[ C6DF=E:?8 :? C:D:?8 9@DA:E2=:K2E:@?D 2?5 562E9D =2DE >@?E9]k^AmkAmx? 255:E:@?[ H9:=6 tC:6 r@F?EJ 92D 86?6C2==J 366? 23=6 E@ =:>:E C24:2= 5:DA2C:E:6D :? r@G:5\`h 562E9D[ E96 =2E6DE >@CE2=:EJ 7:8FC6D D9@H E92E p7C:42? p>6C:42? C6D:56?ED ?@H 4@>AC:D6 `eT @7 r@G:5\C6=2E65 72E2=:E:6D[ E9@F89 E96J C67=64E @?=J `cT @7 E96 A@AF=2E:@?] k^Am kAm(9:=6 E96 G2DE >2;@C:EJ @7 r@G:5\C6=2E65 562E9D 2>@?8 H9:E6 C6D:56?ED @44FCD 2>@?8 E9@D6 =:G:?8 @FED:56 qF772=@ 4:EJ 3@F?52C:6D[ E96 @AA@D:E6 :D ECF6 7@C q=24< C6D:56?ED]k^Am 0 Comments Get local news delivered to your inbox! Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Poloncarz on mask mandate: 'We do not want to keep it on forever' Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said Tuesday that he expects some form of Covid-19 to be around forever – but not the pandemic restrictions. Pandemic Lessons: What happens after Omicron? The real question isn’t whether we’ll return to normal after Omicron. Rather, it is this: What will you allow your normal to be? Catholic Health extends closure of MACC's emergency department The Mercy Ambulatory Care Center's emergency department in Orchard Park has been closed since Nov. 9. Erie County communities begin distributing Covid-19 test kits Towns, villages and cities are distributing their share of the 40,000 Covid-19 at-home antigen test kits that they received from the county. Watch Now: Related Video Unable to play video AP top stories for April 21 Trump Tells Companies to Skip Their Tariff Refunds Trump Tells Companies to Skip Their Tariff Refunds Fuel prices driving up food costs, straining supply chains, says Chilliwack grocer Fuel prices driving up food costs, straining supply chains, says Chilliwack grocer Former ally implies Trump is the Antichrist Former ally implies Trump is the Antichrist
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