OSWEGO COUNTY – According to the Oswego County Health Department, as of 3 p.m. today, there have been three additional cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) since yesterday.
The cumulative reported number is 206 cases across the county and of those, 183 have recovered and four have died.
Oswego County Legislature Chairman James Weatherup briefed the public today in a video.
Weatherup said while there have been spikes in COVID-19 cases in other states that he believes opened too soon, Central New York must not become complacent in preventing the spread of the virus.
He asked for county residents to take personal responsibility and to wear a face covering in public.
“If you don’t wear a mask, you are not only risking your own health, you are putting others at risk, especially people with compromised immune systems,” Weatherup said. “You are also putting our local businesses in jeopardy if you refuse to comply with the guidelines. Many of our restaurants are just reopening. They need to make sure their customers are in compliance with the guidelines in order to remain open. Please support our local business owners and support our community by doing your part.”
Weatherup said beginning next Tuesday, the county will post its COVID-19 video briefings only once a week, on Tuesdays.
This weekend a limited daily report will be issued tomorrow, but no numbers will be released Saturday or Sunday.
Weatherup also discussed a new grant for the Oswego County Airport, and more information can be found here[1].
Today’s statistics are below.
Oswego County:[2] (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: 19 (yesterday: 23)
Total # of positive cases: 206 (yesterday: 203)
Total recoveries: 183 (yesterday: 176)
Total # of deaths: 4 (no change since yesterday)
Total # people tested: 16,343 (yesterday: 16,100)
Total # of negative results: 15,960 (yesterday: 15,724)
Total # of people in mandatory isolation/quarantine: 116 (yesterday: 134)
Total # of positive antibody tests: 52 (as of July 2)
Total # of negative antibody tests: 2,273 (as of July 2)
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 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 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:
County offices will be closed Friday, July 3 for the 4th of July.
Solid waste transfer stations will be closed July 3 and 4.
The next rabies clinic will be held Wednesday, July 15 at the Hannibal Town Highway Garage. Appointments are required. To make an appointment, call 315-349-3557 on weekdays. Face coverings and maintaining social distance will be mandatory.
New York: [3](as of yesterday)
Total # of positive cases: 394,954 (yesterday: 394,079)
Total # of deaths: 24,877 (yesterday: 24,866)
Other updates[4] 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.
Outdoor pools in State Parks across NYS will open for July 4th weekend at reduced capacity with social distancing guidelines in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Go to forward.ny.gov[5] 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[6] through July 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[7] for mental health counseling.
The deadline for New York State personal income tax and corporation tax returns has been extended from April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020.
U.S.[8]: (as of 4:33 p.m)
Total # of positive cases: 2,724,640 (yesterday: 2,658,324)
Total # of deaths: 128,574 (yesterday: 127,681)
Total # of recoveries: 729,994 (yesterday: 720,631)
Worldwide:[9] (as of 4:33 p.m.)
Total # of positive cases: 10,780,980 (yesterday: 10,538,577)
Total # of deaths: 518,121 (yesterday: 512,689)
Total # of recoveries: 5,528,887 (yesterday: 5,395,571)
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
New York Mental Health Hotline: 1-844-863-9314
Oswego COVID-19 Mental Health and Crisis Hotline: 315-343-5507
Oswego County YouTube Updates[11]
These videos are briefings given by Oswego County officials Tuesdays and Thursdays.
City of Oswego Emergency Assistance[12]
Fulton Coronavirus Hotline – 315-895-4767
Fulton COVID-19 updates[13]
Oswego County Health Department [14]
Oswego County Health Department COVID-19 dashboard[15]
New York Department of Health[16]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention[17]
Unacast Social Distancing Scoreboard[18]
Where to get help with food and general assistance[19]
Oswego County Office for the Aging[20] – 315-349-3484
Oswego County Health Department : https://health.oswegocounty.com/information/2019_novel_coronavirus/index.php
Oswego County Health Department COVID-19 dashboard: https://coronavirus-oswegogis.hub.arcgis.com
New York Department of Health: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
Unacast Social Distancing Scoreboard: https://www.unacast.com/covid19/social-distancing-scoreboard
Where to get help with food and general assistance: https://www.oco.org/employee-portal/updated-food-resources-in-oswego-county-4-8-2020?fbclid=IwAR1kEbu_-tbBd8sW6BCuQhD6i3lLD1Gd92Vm5DXlxuzxDWMrTD2Hz7kN_EE
Oswego County Office for the Aging: https://www.oswegocounty.com/departments/human_services/office_for_the_aging/index.php