COVID-19 Statistics Update, August 26, 2020

• Total # of active cases: 17 (yesterday: 14)
• Total # of positive cases: 294 (yesterday: 290)
• Total # of recoveries: 273 (yesterday: 272)
• Total # of hospitalizations: 25 (no change from yesterday)
• Total # of deaths: 4 (no change from yesterday)
• Total # tests: 35,025 (yesterday: 34,839)
• Total # of negative results: 34,523 (yesterday: 34,339)
• Total # of people in mandatory isolation/quarantine: 78 (yesterday: 73)
• Total # of positive antibody tests: 79 (as of Aug. 20)
• Total # of negative antibody tests: 3,192 (as of Aug. 20)

The county has stopped releasing data for pending results, number of people in precautionary quarantine and total number completed/released from monitoring. Data will not be released on Saturdays or Sundays. Antibody test results are released once a week.

In the event that a person who tests positive for COVID-19 had public exposure when they were contagious and the health department could not contact those at risk individually, a news release is issued. Investigations go back two days prior to symptom onset for symptomatic positive patients, or two days prior to testing for asymptomatic positive patients, up until the time a positive patient is isolated.

Municipalities With Cases:

1-5 confirmed cases: Albion, Amboy, Boylston, Hannibal, Minetto, New Haven, Orwell, Palermo, Parish, Redfield, Sandy Creek, Williamstown

6-10 confirmed cases: Mexico, Oswego Town, West Monroe

11-20 confirmed cases: Constantia, Granby, Richland, Scriba, Volney

21-30 confirmed cases: Hastings, Schroeppel

31-40 confirmed cases: No municipality

41-50 confirmed cases: City of Oswego

Over 50 confirmed cases: City of Fulton

Other updates from the state include:

• Governor Cuomo has partnered with New Jersey Governor Murphy and Connecticut Governor Lamont to create a joint travel advisory for individuals traveling from states with significant community spread of COVID-19, requiring a quarantine for 14 days when visiting their states.
• Based on each region’s infection rate, schools across New York State are permitted to open this fall but each school district must have a testing and tracing plan and will decide if an in-person v. hybrid model works best for them while following strict Department of Health Guidance.
• Beginning September 21, lower-risk school sports may begin statewide; with travel for practice or play prohibited outside of the school’s region or contiguous regions until October 19.
• The State Police and State Liquor Authority are leading a task force to investigate and shut down establishments not complying with the safety standards of the state.
• To report violations of health and safety restrictions and requirements for businesses, gatherings and individuals, please choose the appropriate link below:
  • File a complaint about a business, location or incident in your community.
  • File a complaint against your employer or place of work.
• Go to forward.ny.gov to find out: Which phase of reopening your region is in; the industry guidance for each phase; regional dashboards for monitoring how the virus is being contained; and information on loans for small businesses.
• New Yorkers without health insurance can apply through NY State of Health through September 15, 2020; must apply within 60 days of losing coverage.
• Health care workers can text NYFRONTLINE to 741-741 to access 24/7 emotional support services. Any New Yorker can call the COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline at 1-844-863-9314 for mental health counseling.

U.S.: (as of 2:28 p.m)

• Total # of positive cases: 5,800,472 (yesterday: 5,764,304)
• Total # of deaths: 179,150 (yesterday: 178,065)
• Total # of recoveries: 2,053,699 (yesterday: 2,020,774)

Worldwide: (as of 2:28 p.m)

• Total # of positive cases: 23,992,899 (yesterday: 23,736,101)
• Total # of deaths: 821,559 (yesterday: 815,248)
• Total # of recoveries: 15,628,980 (yesterday: 15,395,429)