OSWEGO COUNTY – According to the Oswego County Health Department, as of 3 p.m. today, there have been six additional cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) since yesterday. The cumulative reported number is 138 cases across the county and of those, 106 have recovered and three have died.
Oswego County Legislature Chairman James Weatherup posted a video brief today, updating county residents on legislature actions and Diane Oldenburg, Senior Public Health Educator for the Oswego County Health Department gave an update on an investigation of a COVID-19 outbreak [1]at Champlain Valley Specialty of NY, Inc., a food processing facility in the Town of Oswego.
Oldenburg said at this time, seven people who work at the plant have tested positive for COVID-19 and the County and State Health Departments are testing employees at the facility today. Case investigations and contact tracing are also being conducted.
“This investigation is evolving quickly and the number of cases is expected to change based on further testing and follow-up with patient contacts,” Oldenburg said. “When it’s appropriate, family members and contacts are placed in mandatory quarantine or isolation. The employer is cooperating with the health department and is compliant with State Department of Health COVID-19 guidelines, including employee social distancing and providing hand sanitizer.”
Oldenburg said the facility was inspected by the State Department of Agriculture and Markets and said food product does not pose a threat to consumers and does not need to be recalled.
“It appears this cluster was initially transferred through community spread,” Oldenburg said. “This is why it’s so important that we all continue to practice social distancing, wear face masks in public and follow other state guidelines to prevent further transmission of COVID-19.”
The next community COVID-19 testing event with SUNY Upstate’s mobile testing clinic will be tomorrow, June 17, at Cayuga Community College in Fulton from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tests are free but appointments are required. To make an appointment, call 315-464-2582.
The County Legislature continues to meet every month and vote on resolutions, and held its first in person meeting last Thursday.[2]
Today’s statistics are below.
Oswego County:[3] (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: 29 (yesterday: 24)
Total # of positive cases: 138 (yesterday: 132)
Total recoveries: 106 (yesterday: 105)
Total # of deaths: 3 (no change since yesterday)
Total # people tested: 11,929 (yesterday: 11,725)
Total # of negative results: 11,618 (yesterday: 11,420)
Total # of people in mandatory isolation/quarantine: 67 (yesterday: 64)
Total # of positive antibody tests: 36 (as of June 11)
Total # of negative antibody tests: 1,627 (as of June 11)
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.
Central New York is now in Phase Three[4] of reopening. This allows for restaurants to serve customers indoors, nail salons, spas, tattoo parlors and other personal care businesses to open their doors once again.
New York: [5](as of yesterday)
Total # of positive cases: 384,575 (yesterday: 382,630)
Total # of deaths: 24,608 (yesterday: 24,527)
Watch today’s briefing given by Governor Andrew Cuomo here[6].
Other updates[7] from the state include:
New York City is in phase one of the state’s regional phased reopening plan[8]; Long Island, Mid-Hudson Valley and the Capital Region are in phase two; Western New York, Central New York, Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley, North Country, and Southern Tier are in phase three.
Governor Cuomo announced gatherings of up to 25 people will be allowed in phase three.
Hospitals and group homes will be allowed to accept visitors at their discretion, while following state guidelines including time-limited visits and requiring visitors to wear PPE and be subject to symptom and temperature checks.
The NYS COVID-19 Maternity Task Force, Chaired by Secretary Melissa DeRosa, announced the State Department of Health will allow midwife-led birthing centers in New York for the first time.
The state has reached the lowest number of hospitalizations and deaths on the three-day average since the pandemic began.
Governor Cuomo announced the implementation of a new early warning dashboard[9] to monitor and review how the virus is being contained on an ongoing basis.
The $100M New York Forward Loan Fund[10] will provide loans to small businesses, focusing on minority and women owned small businesses, that did not receive federal COVID-19 assistance.
The New York State sales tax filing deadline has been extended to June 22, 2020.
Governor Cuomo issued executive orders 202.17[11] and 202.18[12] requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public[13], including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles.
Health care workers can text NYFRONTLINE to 741-741 to access 24/7 emotional support services.
New Yorkers can call the COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline at 1-844-863-9314 for mental health counseling.
Testing is free for all eligible New Yorkers as ordered by a health care provider.
U.S.[14]: (as of 3:33 p.m)
Total # of positive cases: 2,130,569 (yesterday: 2,103,750)
Total # of deaths: 116,726 (yesterday: 115,998)
Total # of recoveries: 576,334 (yesterday: 561,816)
Worldwide:[15] (as of 3:33 p.m.)
Total # of positive cases: 8,092,109 (yesterday: 7,969,003)
Total # of deaths: 438,843 (yesterday: 434,669)
Total # of recoveries: 3,918,176 (yesterday: 3,811,512)
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[16].
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[17]
These videos are briefings given by Oswego County officials Tuesdays and Thursdays.
City of Oswego Emergency Assistance[18]
Fulton Coronavirus Hotline – 315-895-4767
Fulton COVID-19 updates[19]
Oswego County Health Department [20]
Oswego County Health Department COVID-19 dashboard[21]
New York Department of Health[22]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention[23]
Unacast Social Distancing Scoreboard[24]
Where to get help with food and general assistance[25]
Oswego County Office for the Aging[26] – 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-oswegocounty.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