COVID-19 Statistics Update, January 7, 2021

by Kassadee Bradshaw | January 7, 2021 4:45 pm

OSWEGO COUNTY – According to the Oswego County Health Department, as of 3 p.m., there have been 69 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.”

The COVID-19 vaccine is becoming available, on a limited scale, through the New York State Vaccination Program. The State’s Department of Health has set strict schedules for priority groups to be vaccinated and Oswego Health and the Oswego County Health Department are executing vaccinations according to that guidance. 

“Last night, we held our first vaccination clinic for these priority groups according to the State’s schedule and the implementation was quite successful,” Huang said.

Oswego County Medical Director Dr. Christina Liepke added, “I am very thankful that Oswego Health was willing to share with us their experience in holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics, which they did very effectively in December. Their collaboration was one of the many keys to the success of this effort. It was wonderful to see so many health care providers from our community eager to come get vaccinated. We are looking forward to holding more vaccination efforts to stem the tide of this pandemic.”

Currently, all frontline health care workers are being vaccinated. This includes out-patient health care workers, public health staff, dentists, diagnostic and treatment center staff, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, residents of nursing homes and staff of skilled nursing facilities and adult care facilities. Hospice and home care workers will be added to the eligibility list next week. The next priority group, which will include residents aged 75 and older and essential workers (as defined by NYSDOH) will become eligible around Feb. 1. 

Huang reminded residents that, given the priority groups established by New York State and the 15 to 20 minutes of post injection observation recommended by the CDC, the health department cannot operate clinics on a ‘walk-in’ or ‘drive-thru’ basis.

“As we’ve stated before, this process will take several months. We will continue to keep you informed when the vaccine is made available within the New York State guidelines,” Huang said.

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: 1,048 (yesterday: 1,103)
• Total # of positive cases: 4,234 (yesterday: 4,165)
• Total # of recoveries: 3,135 (yesterday: 3,013)
• Total # tests: 111,656 (yesterday: 110,489)
• Total # of negative results: 105,964 (yesterday: 104,945)
• Total # of people in mandatory isolation/quarantine: 1,629 (yesterday: 1,731)
• Total # of deaths: 51 (yesterday: 49) 
• Total # of hospitalizations: 152 (as of Jan. 1)

Municipalities With Cases[2]: Map updated yesterday.

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 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
• Total number of tests: 272
• Total number of recoveries: 0
• Total number of confirmed cases Jan. 2 to Jan. 15: 3
  • students living on-campus: 0
  • students living off-campus while taking classes on-campus: 0
  • employees working on-campus: 4
  • students living off-campus learning remotely: 1
  • 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: 1,075,312 (yesterday: 1,057,676)
• Total # of deaths: 31,164 (yesterday: 30,965)

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

Other updates from the state can be found here[6].

U.S.[7]: (as of 3:22 p.m.)

• Total # of positive cases: 21,468,084 (yesterday: 21,201,638)
• Total # of deaths: 363,519 (yesterday: 359,593)
• Total # of recoveries: No data available (Dec. 14: 6,298,082)

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

• Total # of positive cases: 87,654,861 (yesterday: 86,886,250)
• Total # of deaths: 1,892,256 (yesterday: 1,877,019)
• Total # of recoveries: 48,945,110 (yesterday: 48,661,809)

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[9].

Resources:

• Oswego County COVID-19 Hotline: 315-349-3330
• Potential COVID-19 Exposure Sites In Oswego County[10]
• Oswego County COVID-19 Testing Sites[11]
• COVID-19 Vaccine Information[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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