COVID-19 Statistics Update, November 20, 2020

November 20, 2020 Kassadee Bradshaw
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Graphic by Fred Reed.

OSWEGO COUNTY – According to the Oswego County Health Department, as of 3 p.m., there have been 52 additional cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) since yesterday.

This takes the record for highest number of positive cases within one day in Oswego County (Friday, November 13 was the previous record with 51 positive cases reported.)

The cumulative reported number is 1,357 cases across the county and of those, 1,062 have recovered and five have died.

SUNY Oswego reported one new case since yesterday.

“So far, our three highest single-day positive reports were on Saturday, Sept. 12 with 42; Friday, Nov. 13 with 51; and today with 52,” said Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang. “It took two months to break the previous record high, and now it took only a week. This means that the virus is now spreading faster in our communities than it was before. This is due to social gatherings and community spread. I implore my fellow residents to improve their preventive measures and help slow the spread. I cannot stress this enough. Please wear a face mask, social distance, avoid social gatherings and wash your hands frequently.”

He also gave an update about the COVID-19 hotline.

“We’ve received a lot of calls from people asking why people who’ve tested positive have not received a call from the health department or why it takes some time to reach those who are placed in quarantine,” Huang said. “My answer is to remind people that our staffers have been working extremely hard these past few weeks and months. Many of them have not had a single day off in the last three weeks; working through the last two weekends. Disease investigation and the daily follow-up is an expertise that cannot be duplicated quickly as the cases increase. We are doing our best, but I ask residents for their understanding right now.”

The Oswego County Sheriff’s Office announced today that 23 employees and six inmates in the correctional facility have tested positive for COVID-19, and will not be responding to calls about an excessive number of people in a private residence.

More information can be found here.

Today’s statistics are below:

Oswego County: (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: 290 (yesterday: 300)
  • Total # of positive cases: 1,357 (yesterday: 1,305)
  • Total # of recoveries: 1,062 (yesterday: 1,000)
  • Total # of hospitalizations: 44 (as of Nov. 1)
  • Total # of deaths: 5 (no change)
  • Total # tests: 74,546 (yesterday: 73,807)
  • Total # of negative results: 72,925 (yesterday: 72,248)
  • Total # of people in mandatory isolation/quarantine: 1,057 (yesterday: 864)
  • Total # of positive antibody tests: 91 (as of Nov. 5)
  • Total # of negative antibody tests: 3,478 (as of Nov. 5)

Municipalities With Cases: Map updated yesterday.

1-5 confirmed cases: Amboy, Boylston, Redfield

6-10 confirmed cases: Orwell

11-20 confirmed cases: Albion, Minetto, New Haven, Parish, Sandy Creek, Williamstown

21-30 confirmed cases: Constantia, Palermo

31-40 confirmed cases: Hannibal, Mexico, Richland, Scriba, West Monroe

41-50 confirmed cases: Volney

71-80 confirmed cases: Granby, Hastings, Schroeppel

91-100 confirmed cases: City of Fulton

201-225 confirmed cases: Oswego Town

251-275 confirmed cases: City of Oswego

Map of the case ranges by municipality. Image from Oswego County Health Department’s COVID-19 dashboard.

SUNY Oswego Statistics: (as of 3:30 p.m.)

  • Total number of active cases: 20 (no change)
  • Total number of cumulative confirmed cases since Aug. 12: 364 (yesterday: 363)
  • Total number of tests: 20,956 (yesterday: 20,374)
  • Total number of recoveries: 344 (yesterday: 343)
  • Total number of confirmed cases Nov. 7 to Nov. 20: 37 (yesterday: 36)
    • students living on-campus: 5 (no change)
    • students living off-campus while taking classes on-campus: 15 (no change)
    • employees working on-campus: 12 (yesterday: 11)
    • students living off-campus learning remotely: 5 (no change)
    • employees working remotely: 0 (no change)
  • Total number of on-campus quarantine rooms occupied: 4 (yesterday: 9)
  • Total number of on-campus isolation rooms occupied: 2 (yesterday: 3
  • Total number of off-campus students in quarantine: 33 (yesterday: 30)
  • Total number of off-campus students in isolation: 8 (no change)

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

New York: (as of yesterday)

  • Total # of positive cases:  No data yet (yesterday: 579,382)
  • Total # of deaths:  No data yet (yesterday: 26,257)

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

Other updates from the state can be found here.

U.S.: (as of 3:25 p.m.)

  • Total # of positive cases: 11,833,644 (yesterday: 11,647,930)
  • Total # of deaths: 253,769 (yesterday: 251,756)
  • Total # of recoveries: 4,410,709 (yesterday: 4,348,089)

Worldwide: (as of 3:25 p.m.)

  • Total # of positive cases: 57,343,535 (yesterday: 56,655,118)
  • Total # of deaths: 1,368,629 (yesterday: 1,356,049)
  • Total # of recoveries: 36,705,473 (yesterday: 36,335,307)

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

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