OSWEGO COUNTY – According to the Oswego County Health Department, there have been a total of 288 additional cases of COVID-19 (data from February 21 to February 27) and three more COVID-19 related deaths has been reported.
“Each death is a painful reminder that the fight against this virus is not over,” said Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang. “Our condolences go out to the families and loved ones of these people.”
Huang said that vaccines continue to be a powerful weapon in preventing hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19.
“From December 20, 2021 to January 19, 2022, there were 34 deaths from COVID-19,” he said. “Among them, 20 or 58.8% were not fully or never vaccinated.”
Oswego County Medical Director Christian Liepke, M.D. added, “While vaccination continues to be our best defense against COVID-19, it’s also good to know that there are now medicines that have received emergency use authorization from the FDA and the CDC for the treatment of the virus. People who test positive for COVID-19 should contact their primary care provider right away to find out if they meet certain eligibility criteria to begin treatment.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted a new widget on its website (www.cdc.gov) to check nationwide COVID-19 community levels by county.
“‘COVID-19 County Check’ is a measurement tool that refocuses efforts for monitoring COVID-19 and helps communities decide what prevention measures to take based on recent data,” Huang said. “Currently, Oswego County is listed in the ‘high’ level. This means that we should continue our efforts in minimizing the burden on our healthcare system and protecting the most vulnerable people in our community. The CDC’s data also shows that Oswego County residents are slowly but steadily getting vaccinated for COVID-19. The County Health Department encourages residents to get vaccinated if they are eligible and thanks all the pharmacies and providers’ offices who continue to help with vaccination efforts.”
The following report reflects data collected from Monday, Feb. 21 through Sunday, Feb. 27:
- Number of lab/provider tests: 3,119
- Number of lab/provider positive cases: 253
- Percentage of lab/provider positive cases: 8.11%
- Number of at-home positive test results: 35
An additional 15 Oswego County residents were hospitalized due to COVID-19 between Sunday, Feb. 20 and Saturday, Feb. 26, according to the hospitalization report received by the Oswego County Health Department. New hospitalization numbers are not part of a running total of hospitalizations. For hospitalization details such as age groups and vaccination status, go to the Oswego County COVID-19 Dashboard at https://oswegogis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/3fd162cd12264b418dc03bdebd7f5300.
The Oswego County Health Department continues to hold COVID-19 vaccination clinics across the county and vaccines are also available at many local pharmacies and health care provider offices. Face masks are still required at all clinics and at-home COVID-19 test kits will be distributed to those getting vaccinated at a County clinic while supplies last.
Go to https://health.oswegocounty.com/information/2019_novel_coronavirus/covid-19_vaccine.php for a full list of upcoming clinics.
The Oswego County Office for the Aging can help people aged 60 and older who need help navigating the internet to make appointments. Call 315-349-3484.
Free transportation is provided to residents to go to COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites through a partnership between Oswego County and Oswego County Opportunities, Inc. Rides are available between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 315-598-1514 to schedule a ride in advance.
Oswego County developed a portal for residents to report positive at-home COVID-19 test results, exposure to the virus and get the necessary isolation/quarantine paperwork for schools and employers. Go to https://health.oswegocounty.com/information/2019_novel_coronavirus/index.php and click on the appropriate link on the left side of the screen.
Test results received from doctor’s offices, pharmacies and other testing sites DO NOT need to be self-reported. However, if isolation orders are needed for school, employers or other reasons, people can request these documents using the portal’s “Report a Positive (Laboratory) Test” option.
The health department encourages residents who test positive to immediately notify any close contacts. The close contact should then go to the State’s website at https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/new-york-state-contact-tracing to find out if they meet the criteria for quarantine. If they do, they should report the exposure on the County Health Department’s online portal.
Today’s statistics are below:
Oswego County’s COVID-19 dashboard can be found here.
- Oswego County’s seven-day positivity rate : 7.3% (February 22: 8.4%)
- Total deaths reported: 177 (February 22: 174)
- Numbers of those vaccinated can be found here.
SUNY Oswego Statistics: Note – the college has stopped releasing information on its site, and instead statistics are available on the SUNY-wide COVID-19 Tracker.
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 February 27)
- Nursing home deaths related to COVID-19 :
- At nursing home – 50 (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: 4,902,411 (February 22: 4,889,903)
- Total # of deaths as reported by the CDC: 69,231 (February 22: 68,895)
Other updates from the state can be found here.
U.S.: (as of 3:21 p.m.)
- Total # of positive cases: 79,015,564 (February 22: 78,609,735)
- Total # of deaths: 949,633 (February 22: 938,366)
- Total # of vaccine doses administered: 550,725,675 (February 22: 548,190,135)
Worldwide: (as of 3:21 p.m.)
- Total # of positive cases: 436,013,970 (February 22: 427,169,421)
- Total # of deaths: 5,953,664 (February 22: 5,902,878)
Resources:
COVID-19 Information:
- Oswego County COVID-19 Hotline: 315-349-3330
- Oswego County YouTube Updates
- These videos are briefings given by Oswego County officials every other Tuesday.
- Fulton Coronavirus Hotline – 315-895-4767
Testing Information:
Free transportation is available to residents to go to COVID-19 test and vaccination sites through a partnership between Oswego County and Oswego County Opportunities, Inc. Transportation is available Monday through Friday between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Call 315-598-1514 to schedule a ride in advance.
Report a positive at-home COVID-19 test here.
Vaccine Information:
- Am I Eligible?
- Oswego County Vaccine Clinics
- Hotline: 315-349-3383
- COVID-19 Vaccine Information
- COVID-19 Vaccine Fraud Hotline: 833-829-7226
- NY COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard
- Kinney Drugs – Schedule an Appointment
- Wayne Drug
Miscellaneous:
- New York Mental Health Hotline: 1-844-863-9314
- Oswego COVID-19 Mental Health and Crisis Hotline: 315-343-5507
- City of Oswego Emergency Assistance
- Oswego County Health Department
- Oswego County Health Department COVID-19 dashboard
- New York Department of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Oswego County Office for the Aging – 315-349-3484
- CDC COVID-19 Data Tracker
Links For Statistics:
- Oswego County
- Oswego County Health Department
- SUNY Oswego Dashboard
- New York state
- New York Department of Health
- U.S.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Worldwide
- Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
The first two cases in Oswego County were confirmed March 22, 2020.
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