COVID-19 Statistics Update, April 3, 2020

April 3, 2020 Kassadee Bradshaw
(left to right) Dr. Christina Liepke, County Legislature Chairman James Weatherup, and Dr. Duane Tull during a briefing today. Image from the county's YouTube page.

OSWEGO COUNTY – According to the Oswego County Health Department, as of 2:30 p.m. today, there has been one additional case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) since yesterday. The total is now 29 cases across the county and nine have recovered.

Oswego County Legislature Chairman James Weatherup, joined by Dr. Christina Liepke from the Oswego County Health Department and Dr. Duane Tull from Oswego Health, released a briefing video with updates and recaps of what the county has been doing since the pandemic began. The video is below and an additional article on the press conference can be found here.

Today’s statistics are below.

Oswego County: (as of 2:30 p.m.)

  • Total # people tested: 587 (yesterday: 542)
  • Total # of positive cases: 29 (yesterday: 28)
  • Total # of negative results: 485 (yesterday: 433)
  • Pending results: 73 (yesterday: 76)
  • Total # of people in precautionary quarantine: 88 (yesterday: 99)
  • Total # of people in mandatory isolation/quarantine: 117 (yesterday: 102 )
  • Total recoveries: 9 (no change from yesterday)
  • Total # completed/released from monitoring: 468 (yesterday: 416 )

Areas With Cases (alphabetical order): Note, new additions are in bold.

  • Constantia
  • Boylston
  • Fulton
  • Granby
  • Hastings
  • Mexico
  • New Haven
  • Oswego City
  • Oswego Town
  • Palermo
  • Richland
  • Schroeppel
  • Scriba
  • Volney
  • West Monroe

What It Means:

  • Status Required for Precautionary Quarantine – Person meets one or more of the following criteria:
    • has traveled to China, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Italy or other areas of sustained transmission of COVID-19 while COVID-19 was prevalent, but is not displaying symptoms;
    • or is known to have had a proximate exposure (being in the same enclosed environment such as a classroom, office, or gatherings but greater than 6 ft from a person displaying symptoms of COVID-19 or someone who has tested positive for COVID-19) to a positive person but has not had direct contact with a positive person and is not displaying symptoms.
  • Status for Required Mandatory Quarantine – Person has been in close contact (within 6 feet) with someone who is positive, but is not displaying symptoms for COVID-19; or person has traveled to China, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Italy, or other areas of sustained transmission of COVID-19 and is displaying symptoms
  • Status for Required Mandatory Isolation – Person has tested positive for COVID-19, whether or not displaying symptoms for COVID-19.

New York: (as of Cuomo’s briefing at 11 a.m.)

  • Total # of positive cases: 102,863 (yesterday: 92,381)
  • Total # of deaths: 2,935 (yesterday: 2,373)

The new statewide COVID-19 tracker site can be found here.

Watch today’s briefing given by Governor Andrew Cuomo here.

U.S.: (as of 3:21 p.m.)

  • Total # of positive cases: 266,671 (yesterday: 234,462)
  • Total # of deaths: 6,921 (yesterday: 5,607)
  • Total # of recoveries: 9,445 (yesterday: 8,861)

Worldwide: (as of 3:21 p.m.)

  • Total # of positive cases: 1,083,084 (yesterday: 1,002,159)
  • Total # of deaths: 58,243 (yesterday: 51,485)
  • Total # of recoveries: 225,422 (yesterday: 208,630)

Testing Criteria For COVID-19:

  • If you have been quarantined and develop signs and symptoms
  • If you have had a negative flu test and respiratory panel and have signs and symptoms
  • If you have traveled to China, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Italy, or other areas of sustained transmission of COVID-19 in the last 14 days and have signs and symptoms
  • If you have had close contact with a confirmed case and have signs and symptoms
  • If a physician has ruled out other causes and feels testing is warranted

Testing is done at the Oswego Hospital or the Pulaski Urgent Care.

Guidelines from the Oswego County Health Department:

  • Stay home.
  • Avoid non-essential gatherings of all types and sizes. (All non-essential gatherings of any size are banned.)
  • Keep six feet from other people.
  • Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially before eating.
  • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue and then throw the tissue in the trash.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
  • Stay home if you are sick.
  • Call your healthcare provider from home if you are experiencing symptoms such as a fever, cough or shortness of breath.
  • Do not go to urgent care or an emergency department unless you are experiencing life-threatening conditions.
  • Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

These are everyday habits that can help prevent the spread of several viruses.

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