COVID-19 Statistics Update, January 6, 2021

by Kassadee Bradshaw | January 6, 2021 3:52 pm

OSWEGO COUNTY – According to the Oswego County Health Department, as of 3 p.m., there have been 65 additional cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and two more county residents have died since yesterday.

“I would like to express our condolences to the families and friends of these two patients,” said Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang. “This is a reminder that the virus is rampant in our county and we all must do our part to protect our families and communities. We must reduce the number of positive cases. This is paramount to preventing future deaths.”

Huang said that the Oswego County Health Department is receiving limited amounts of the COVID-19 vaccine each week to vaccinate those that fall into eligible priority groups designated by the New York State Department of Health.

“We are working with employers that fall into these priority groups to send out the registration link to eligible employees so they can sign up for a vaccination appointment,” Huang said. “This situation is very fluid, so we encourage everyone to please stay vigilant and have patience.”

The vaccine is now becoming available, on a limited scale, through the New York State Vaccination Program. New York State has set strict schedules for priority groups to be vaccinated. 

“Oswego Health and the Oswego County Health Department are doing their best to deploy the vaccine within the guidance that New York State gives us,” Huang said. “The first group to be vaccinated were health care personnel at high risk for transmitting or becoming infected with COVID-19.” 

After all frontline staff are vaccinated, the next priority groups include out-patient and frontline high risk health care workers, people who work in medical practices, public health clinics, dentists, diagnostic and treatment centers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, home care workers and aides, hospice workers, staff and residents of  nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities and adult care facilities. 

“Given the priority groups established by New York State and the unique storage and handling requirements of this vaccine, no one will be vaccinated on a ‘walk-in’ basis,” Huang said. “We will continue to keep you informed when the vaccine is made available within the New York State guidelines. As we’ve stated before, this process will take several months.”

Today’s statistics are below:

Oswego County:[1] (as of 3 p.m.) Note, the total number of positive cases is cumulative since March 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.

• Total # of active cases: 1,103 (yesterday: 1,117)
• Total # of positive cases: 4,165 (yesterday: 4,100)
• Total # of recoveries: 3,013 (yesterday: 2,936)
• Total # tests: 110,489 (yesterday: 109,298)
• Total # of negative results: 104,945 (yesterday: 103,907)
• Total # of people in mandatory isolation/quarantine: 1,731 (yesterday: 1,722)
• Total # of deaths: 49 (yesterday: 47) 
• Total # of hospitalizations: 152 (as of Jan. 1)

Municipalities With Cases[2]: 

1-10 confirmed cases: Boylston, Redfield

11-25 confirmed cases: Amboy, Orwell, Williamstown

26-50 confirmed cases:  Minetto

51-75 confirmed cases: Albion, New Haven, Parish, Sandy Creek

101-150 confirmed cases: Constantia, Hannibal, Mexico, Palermo, West Monroe

151-200 confirmed cases: Granby, Richland, Scriba

201-250 confirmed cases: Schroeppel, Volney

301-350 confirmed cases: Hastings, Oswego Town 

351-400 confirmed cases: City of Fulton

Over 400 confirmed cases: City of Oswego

SUNY Oswego Statistics[3]: (as of 3:25 p.m.) NOTE – the college reset its numbers for the Winter/Spring 2021 semesters and does not include numbers from Aug. 12, 2020 to Jan. 1, 2021.

• Total number of active cases: 5
• Total number of cumulative confirmed cases since Jan. 2: 5 (2 new)
• Total number of tests: 142
• Total number of recoveries: 0
• Total number of confirmed cases Jan. 2 to Jan. 15: 3 (1 new)
  • students living on-campus: 0
  • students living off-campus while taking classes on-campus: 0
  • employees working on-campus: 4 (1 new)
  • students living off-campus learning remotely: 1 (1 new)
  • employees working remotely: 0
• Total number of on-campus quarantine rooms occupied: 0
• Total number of on-campus isolation rooms occupied: 0
• Total number of off-campus students in quarantine: 0
• Total number of off-campus students in isolation: 1

Oswego County School Districts: Look for your school district’s COVID-19 report card here[4]. It shows if there are any positive cases within the school district, for students and staff.

New York: [5](as of yesterday)

• Total # of positive cases: 1,057,676 (yesterday: 1,041,028)
• Total # of deaths: 30,965 (yesterday: 30,802)

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

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s video update for today can be found here[6].

Other updates from the state can be found here[7].

U.S.[8]: (as of 3:22 p.m.)

• Total # of positive cases: 21,201,638 (yesterday: 20,977,966)
• Total # of deaths: 359,593 (yesterday: 356,203)
• Total # of recoveries: No data available (Dec. 14: 6,298,082)

Worldwide:[9] (as of 3:22 p.m.)

• Total # of positive cases: 86,886,250 (yesterday: 86,195,556)
• Total # of deaths: 1,877,019 (yesterday: 1,863,653)
• Total # of recoveries: 48,661,809 (yesterday: 48,409,904)

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[10].

Resources:

• Oswego County COVID-19 Hotline: 315-349-3330
• Potential COVID-19 Exposure Sites In Oswego County[11]
• Oswego County COVID-19 Testing Sites[12]
• New York Mental Health Hotline: 1-844-863-9314
• Oswego COVID-19 Mental Health and Crisis Hotline: 315-343-5507

• Oswego County YouTube Updates[13]
  • These videos are briefings given by Oswego County officials on Tuesdays.
• City of Oswego Emergency Assistance[14]
• Fulton Coronavirus Hotline – 315-895-4767
• Oswego County Health Department [15]
• Oswego County Health Department COVID-19 dashboard[16]
• New York Department of Health[17]
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention[18]
• Unacast Social Distancing Scoreboard[19]
• Where to get help with food and general assistance[20]
• Oswego County Office for the Aging[21] –  315-349-3484

Links For Statistics:

• Oswego County[22]
  • Oswego County Health Department
• SUNY Oswego Dashboard[23]
• New York state [24]
  • New York Department of Health
• U.S. [25]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Worldwide[26]
  • Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

 

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