COVID-19 Statistics Update, February 24, 2021

Graphic of a map of Oswego County with the words COVID-19 Statistics, Oswego County
Graphic by Fred Reed.

OSWEGO COUNTY – According to the Oswego County Health Department, as of 3 p.m., there have been 20 additional cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) since yesterday.

“The daily counts of new COVID-19 positive cases have remained at or below two dozen per day over the past few weeks,” said Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang. “Even so, this does not mean that we can ease our preventive measures. We are still seeing virus activity in our community, facing emerging coronavirus variants, and relative vaccine shortage. I urge our residents to continue practicing safe behaviors such as wearing a face mask, social distancing, washing their hands frequently and avoiding non-essential gatherings.”

The Oswego County Health Department has partnered with Pulaski Urgent Care to provide Oswego County residents free COVID-19 testing in Oswego on Tuesday, March 2. Pulaski Urgent Care will bring its mobile unit and provide rapid COVID tests at a drive-through clinic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Oswego High School, 2 Buccaneer Blvd.

Registration is required. To register, visit https://health.oswegocounty.com/information/2019_novel_coronavirus/free_covid-19_testing.php or call the Oswego County COVID-19 hotline at 315-349-3330. The hotline is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

A partnership between Oswego County and Oswego County Opportunities, Inc. provides free transportation for residents to go to COVID-19 test and vaccination sites. Transportation is available between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call 315-598-1514 to schedule a ride in advance.

Today’s statistics are below:

Oswego County: (as of 3 p.m.) 

  • Total # of active cases: 142 (yesterday: 140)
  • Total # of positive cases: 6,254 (yesterday: 6,234)
  • Total # of recoveries: 6,023 (yesterday: 6,005)
  • Total # tests: 148,647 (yesterday: 148,054)
  • Total # of negative results: 140,269 (yesterday: 139,700)
  • Total # of people in mandatory isolation/quarantine: 351 (yesterday: 350)
  • Total # of deaths: 89 (no change) 
  • Total # of hospitalizations: 306 (as of Feb. 15 – there were 269 as of Feb. 1)

Municipalities With Cases: Map updated yesterday.

1-10 confirmed cases: Boylston

11-25 confirmed cases: Redfield

26-50 confirmed cases: Amboy, Orwell, Williamstown

51-75 confirmed cases: Minetto

76-100 confirmed cases: Parish

101-150 confirmed cases: Albion, New Haven, Sandy Creek

151-200 confirmed cases: Hannibal, Mexico, Palermo, West Monroe

201-250 confirmed cases: Constantia

251-300 confirmed cases: Richland, Scriba

301-350 confirmed cases: Granby, Volney

351-400 confirmed cases: Oswego Town

Over 400 confirmed cases: City of Fulton, City of Oswego, Hastings, Schroeppel

Map of the case ranges by municipality as of yesterday. Image from Oswego County Health Department’s COVID-19 dashboard.

SUNY Oswego Statistics: (as of 2:45 p.m.)

  • Total number of active cases: 14 (yesterday: 13)
  • Total number of cumulative confirmed cases since Jan. 2: 299 (yesterday: 298)
  • Total number of tests: 17,521 (yesterday: 16,868)
  • Total number of recoveries: 285 (no change)
  • Total number of confirmed cases February 13 through February 26: 34 (yesterday: 33)
    • students living on-campus: 8 (no change)
    • students living off-campus while taking classes on-campus: 8 (no change)
    • employees working on-campus: 2 (no change)
    • students living off-campus learning remotely: 15 (yesterday: 14)
    • employees working remotely: 1 (no change)
  • Total number of on-campus quarantine rooms occupied: 6 (yesterday: 7)
  • Total number of on-campus isolation rooms occupied: 2 (no change)
  • Total number of off-campus students in quarantine: 7 (yesterday: 11)
  • Total number of off-campus students in isolation: 10 (yesterday: 9)

Oswego County School Districts: Look for your school district’s COVID-19 report card here. It shows if there are any positive cases within the school district, for students and staff.

Oswego County Nursing Home Deaths: (as of Feb. 22 – no change since Feb. 8)

  • Nursing home deaths related to COVID-19 :
    • At nursing home – 49 (no change)
    • Outside nursing home – 7 (no change)
  • Assisted living facility deaths related to COVID-19:
    • At assisted living facility – 0 (no change)
    • Outside assisted living facility – 0 (no change)
  • Other adult care facility deaths released to COVID-19:
    • At adult care facility: 0 (no change)
    • Outside adult care facility: 1 (no change)

New York: (as of yesterday) 

    • Total # of positive cases: 1,597,774 (yesterday: 1,591,585)
  • Total # of deaths: 38,135 (yesterday: 38,031)

*NY numbers and nursing home numbers are from the NY State Department of Health.

Other updates from the state can be found here.

U.S.: (as of 2:24 p.m.)

  • Total # of positive cases: 28,297,193
  • Total # of deaths: 503,777

Worldwide: (as of 2:24 p.m.)

  • Total # of positive cases: 112,387,354 (yesterday: 111,966,689)
  • Total # of deaths: 2,491,737 (yesterday: 2,480,794)
  • Total # of recoveries: 63,424,622 (yesterday: 63,183,638)

For information on symptoms, diagnostic testing, antibody testing, childhood inflammatory disease related to COVID-19, or other COVID-19 related topics, visit the Oswego County Health Department’s COVID-19 page.

Resources:

COVID-19 Information:

Testing Information:

Vaccine Information:

New York State has assigned hospitals to vaccinate the Phase 1a population of doctors, nurses, and medical workers. Local health departments are charged with vaccinating essential workers identified as part of Phase 1b – first responders, educators, front-line workers facing the public such as cashiers, and others. Local pharmacies are charged with vaccinating those aged 65 and older.

Miscellaneous:

Links For Statistics:

Notes: The total number of positive cases in Oswego County is cumulative since March 2020 and the number of recoveries and deaths are of those numbers. SUNY Oswego cases are included in the county numbers, however, the county tracks only those living in Oswego County. That means that students who chose to leave and go back to their home county and test positive there will be included on the college’s dashboard, but not the county’s. Their positive result would be reported to their home county, not here.

SUNY Oswego reset its numbers for the Winter/Spring 2021 semesters and does not include numbers from Aug. 12, 2020 to Jan. 1, 2021. Total cases reported include 193 past positive cases (experienced during the winter break: Nov. 2020 –Jan. 2021) of students residing off-campus, who were required to provide evidence of positive test results and recovery upon returning to campus.

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