OSWEGO COUNTY – According to the Oswego County Health Department, as of 3 p.m. today, there have been no additional cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) since yesterday. The cumulative reported number is still 108 cases across the county and of those, 96 have recovered and three have died.
Oswego County Legislature Chairman James Weatherup posted a video briefing today where he discussed guidelines for restaurants and bars with outdoor seating, which as of today, is allowed to re-open (outdoor seating only), along with guidelines for hair salons and barbershops.
“It’s a very important way that we can help to support our small businesses and start pumping some more money into our local economy,” Weatherup said.
The state has released extensive guidelines allowing for outdoor dining while preventing the spread of COVID-19. Tables must be spaced six feet apart, staff must wear face coverings, customers must wear face coverings when they are not seated with a maximum of 10 customers allowed at each table. Like other businesses, restaurants and bars must develop a site safety plan. More information can be found here.
In response to some confusion the county has received in regards to conditions barbershop and hair salons will operate under, Weatherup explained that they can reopen under new and detailed restrictions, including use of personal protective equipment, new hygiene, cleaning and disinfectant requirements, employee screenings and mandatory 14-day testing of employees.
Customers must be seated at least six feet apart from other customers and employees not providing the service unless physical barriers are installed. Waiting rooms are closed and no space within the shop should exceed 50% of the space’s maximum capacity. Hair salons and barbershops are encouraged to limit walk-in customers and implement appointment only scheduling. Customers are encouraged to ask about the procedures the business is taking to comply with the new requirements, including employee testing.
Weatherup said the county’s testing capacity has increased dramatically within the past few weeks, with an increase of more than 1,800 tests in one week. The county is planning other drive-thru testing sites.
“I’m very happy to see that we’re doing our part to keep the testing numbers high for the Central New York region,” Weatherup said.
There will be a drive-thru face mask distribution Monday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fulton War Memorial for people ages 60 and over.
The county videos will now be released on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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: 9 (yesterday: 20)
- Total # of positive cases: 108 (no change since yesterday)
- Total recoveries: 96 (yesterday: 85)
- Total # of deaths: 3 (no change since yesterday)
- Total # people tested: 7,996 (yesterday: 7,370)
- Total # of negative results: 7,771 (yesterday: 7,152)
- Total # of people in mandatory isolation/quarantine: 55 (yesterday: 63)
- Total # of positive antibody tests: 32 (as of June 4)
- Total # of negative antibody tests: 1,389 (as of June 4)
Antibody test results will be released once a week.
Note, Oswego County did not release data May 24, May 25 or May 31. It 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.
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, Hastings, Mexico, Minetto, New Haven, Orwell, Oswego, Palermo, 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.
New York: (as of yesterday)
- Total # of positive cases: 375,133 (yesterday: 374,085)
- Total # of deaths: 24,133 (yesterday: 24,079)
Watch today’s briefing given by Governor Andrew Cuomo here.
Other updates from the state include:
- Outdoor dining at restaurants will be permitted in the seven regions currently in phase two of reopening starting June 4.
- Long Island and Mid-Hudson Valley Regions have met all seven metrics required to begin phase one of the state’s regional phased reopening plan; Capital Region, Western New York, Central New York, Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley, North Country and Southern Tier can enter phase two.
- The state is expanding COVID-19 testing criteria to include any individual who attended recent protests.
- Schools will be permitted to hold drive-in and drive-through graduation ceremonies this year; the Department of Health released interim guidance for these ceremonies.
- Medical schools statewide will be allowed to reopen on June 22,
- Summer day camps statewide can open on June 29, and a decision on sleep-away camps will be made in the coming weeks.
- Governor Cuomo announced the implementation of a new early warning dashboard to monitor and review how the virus is being contained on an ongoing basis.
- Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order authorizing businesses to deny entry to individuals not wearing masks or face-coverings.
- Governor Cuomo released a guide to the state’s “NY Forward Reopening” Plan, along with the state’s regional monitoring dashboard.
- The $100M New York Forward Loan Fund 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 and 202.18 requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles.
- New Yorkers without health insurance can apply through NY State of Health through June 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.
- 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.: (as of 3:33 p.m)
- Total # of positive cases: 1,864,538 (yesterday: 1,841,629)
- Total # of deaths: 107,765 (yesterday: 106,696)
- Total # of recoveries: 479,258 (yesterday: 463,868)
Worldwide: (as of 3:33 p.m.)
- Total # of positive cases: 6,581,066 (yesterday: 6,445,457)
- Total # of deaths: 387,898 (yesterday: 382,451)
- Total # of recoveries: 2,844,451 (yesterday: 2,764,915)
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
- Oswego County YouTube Updates
- These videos are briefings given by Oswego County officials Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- City of Oswego Emergency Assistance
- Fulton Coronavirus Hotline – 315-895-4767
- Fulton COVID-19 updates
- Oswego County Health Department
- Oswego County Health Department COVID-19 dashboard
- New York Department of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Unacast Social Distancing Scoreboard
- Where to get help with food and general assistance
- Oswego County Office for the Aging – 315-349-3484
Links For Statistics:
- Oswego County
- Oswego County Health Department
- New York state
- New York Department of Health
- U.S.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Worldwide
- Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
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Yeah let’s celebrate that only 7 percent yes just 7 percent of the entire population has been tested in this county. What a joke….when you get closer to the total 117000 or so people in this county tested then you gave the right to pat yourselves on the back. Take to anyone who ever has really dealt with data your sample source is so small it is not relevant. I noticed we have stopped posting the county score for social distancing…why because you could force people to get beyond a D- or an F. I see the state stopped posting their number as well.