Lebanon County elected officials tell Wolf they will move county to 'yellow' phase next week

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2. Amish Communities Widespread

They have big families and have moved out of their south-central PA home to other parts of Pennsylvania and other states. One thing you have to remember about the Amish, they don't carry any types of insurance. A builder friend of mine always complained about Amish underbidding him because, unlike him, they didn't have insurance for their Amish workers. I'd think there would be some trouble if it spreads in their community but you'd have a hard time tracking it (and I wouldn't want to force reporting on them without their consent of their bishops). On that note, the Amish community is probably in better physical shape than the US at large (better fed, regular exercise, et cetera) so they may weather the virus better.

I don't think Amish as a whole are that politically active, they generally shun outside contact though most of those close to Lancaster County are generally much more tolerable to contact with the outside world. That's where the tourist area is concentrated and why a lot of more conservative Amish have generally moved out to other parts of PA and other states.