COVID-19 Statistics Update, August 3, 2020

August 3, 2020 Kassadee Bradshaw
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 six additional cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) since Friday, July 31.

The cumulative reported number is 250 cases across the county and of those, 233 have recovered and four have died.

According to a post from Canale’s Restaurant in Oswego, one of the six cases comes from one of the restaurant employees. In the letter to the public, Nick Canale, the owner, said the employee also works at a nursing home and was tested Wednesday, July 29, with no symptoms and the positive result came back Sunday, August 2. She worked at the restaurant in the courtyard from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, July 30, and Friday, July 31.

“We are following all of the guidelines given to us by the [Oswego County] Health Department and as such there are a handful of our coworkers who will be staying at home for the next two weeks,” Canale said in the letter. “We have also worked with the Health Department to contact any customers who she directly served. They have all been contacted.”

He said the restaurant will remain open.

Today’s statistics are below:

Oswego County: (as of 3 p.m.) Note, the total number of positive cases is cumulative and the number of recoveries and deaths are of those numbers.

  • Total # of active cases: 13 (July 31: 8)
  • Total # of positive cases: 250 (July 31: 244)
  • Total # of recoveries: 233 (July 31: 232)
  • Total # of deaths: 4 (no change from July 31)
  • Total # tests: 27,117 (July 31: 25,973)
  • Total # of negative results: 26,664 (July 31: 25,533)
  • Total # of people in mandatory isolation/quarantine: 73 (July 31: 27)
  • Total # of positive antibody tests: 71 (as of July 30)
  • Total # of negative antibody tests: 2,996 (as of July 30)

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.

All known contacts of COVID-19 positive patients are being notified. In the event that a known case had public exposure when they were contagious, such as someone who worked in a restaurant, the county health department would alert citizens through the news media and social media.

Areas With Cases (alphabetical order):

COVID-19 has been identified in the cities of Fulton and Oswego and the towns of Amboy, Boylston, Constantia, Granby, Hannibal, Hastings, Mexico, Minetto, New Haven, Orwell, Oswego, Palermo, Parish, Redfield, Richland, Sandy Creek, Schroeppel, Scriba, Volney, West Monroe and Williamstown.

The county does not release the town/city of individual cases. If there has been a new case and a new area has not been added, that means it is in an area that has already been affected before. Once an area is added it is not removed from the list because the county does not say when a town/city no longer has a case.

County Updates:

  • The Oswego County Department of Social Services will host an online meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, for people who are interested in becoming foster or adoptive parents. The informational meeting will be conducted over the Webex platform. People who would like to participate in the Aug. 10 meeting should contact Patricia Pennock at least one workday in advance by emailing [email protected] or by calling 315-963-5382.
  • The Oswego County Human Resources Department will offer the Oswego County Patrol Officer and Village Police Officer civil service exam Saturday, Sept. 26. Applications for the exam are due by 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19. Applications and additional information can be obtained by emailing [email protected], or by calling 315-349-8209, and at  http://www.oswegocounty.com/civilservice. The Municipal Police Training Council fitness requirements and a link to the exam study guide are also posted on the web site.
  • The county asks residents to respond to the 2020 census. To fill out the census, click here or call 1-844-330-2020 (English) or 1-844-468-2020 (Spanish).

New York: (as of yesterday)

  • Total # of positive cases: 416,843 (July 31: 415,014)
  • Total # of deaths: 25,172 (July 31: 25,150)

*NY numbers are from the NY State Department of Health.

Governor Andrew Cuomo held briefing today, which can be found here.

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.
  • 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:
  • 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 August 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 2:34 p.m)

  • Total # of positive cases: 4,690,404 (July 31: 4,542,620)
  • Total # of deaths: 155,124 (July 31: 152,940)
  • Total # of recoveries: 1,468,689 (July 31: 1,414,155)

Worldwide: (as of 2:34 p.m)

  • Total # of positive cases: 18,149,860 (July 31: 17,482,778)
  • Total # of deaths: 690,624 (July 31: 675,584)
  • Total # of recoveries: 10,753,318 (July 31: 10,207,744)

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:

  • Oswego County COVID-19 Hotline: 315-349-3330
  • New York Mental Health Hotline: 1-844-863-9314
  • Oswego COVID-19 Mental Health and Crisis Hotline: 315-343-5507

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