OSWEGO COUNTY – According to the Oswego County Health Department, as of 3 p.m., there have been six additional cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) since yesterday.
The cumulative reported number 638 is cases across the county and of those, 575 have recovered and four have died.
SUNY Oswego reported one new case today.
Oswego County Legislature Chairman James Weatherup briefed the public today in his weekly YouTube video update. In the update, he discussed rental assistance in relation to financial hardships due to COVID-19. He said those in this situation may be eligible for a program through the Oswego County Veterans Services Agency and the County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning.
Applications will be accepted until November 15 or until the funding runs out.
“The short-term rental assistance program can provide up to three months rent for people who have lost their jobs or experience financial hardship as a result of the COVID pandemic,” Weatherup said. “The program is open to all renters in Oswego County who meet income guidelines. Veterans, though, will receive priority.”
More information can be found here.
Weatherup also wanted to recognize the county’s child welfare workers in the Department of Social Services during Child Welfare Workforce Development Month for their work, especially during the pandemic.
Diane Oldenburg, Senior Health Educator for the county health department, gave an update on the recent increase of cases at SUNY Oswego. She said the health department is in contact with the college’s health center every day and meets weekly with college administration to discuss test results, monitor students, and address any other issues that need attention.
The college has made the goal to test 1,000 students each week, along with hundreds of on-campus employees. A few days ago the SUNY chancellor announced strict penalties for students, on-campus and off-campus, across the state who do not adhere to COVID-19 guidelines, beginning October 1.
Oldenburg said the health department also consults with the school districts daily.
“We currently have two districts with positive cases of COVID and we recognize that it may only be a matter of time before the virus affects other schools,” Oldenburg said. “The pre-planning and partnerships established with the school districts have been advantageous for all of us by allowing for a timely response to implement strategies to help contain the virus. The schools continue to be very careful about following the state guidance and monitoring their students’ health.”
Weatherup ended the update by reminding Oswego County residents to complete their 2020 U.S. census. The deadline has been extended to the end of October.
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.
The 7-day rolling average of people in Oswego County testing positive for COVID-19 is 1.3%.
- Total # of active cases: 59 (yesterday: 68)
- Total # of positive cases: 638 (yesterday: 632)
- Total # of recoveries: 575 (yesterday: 560)
- Total # of hospitalizations: 28 (no change from yesterday)
- Total # of deaths: 4 (no change from yesterday)
- Total # tests: 48,237 (yesterday: 47,588)
- Total # of negative results: 47,477 (yesterday: 46,840)
- Total # of people in mandatory isolation/quarantine: 230 (yesterday: 231)
- Total # of positive antibody tests: 83 (as of Sept. 24)
- Total # of negative antibody tests: 3,342 (as of Sept. 24)
1-5 confirmed cases: Albion, Amboy, Boylston, Minetto, Orwell, Palermo, Parish, Redfield, Sandy Creek, Williamstown
6-10 confirmed cases: Mexico, New Haven
11-20 confirmed cases: Constantia, Hannibal, Richland, Scriba, Volney, West Monroe
21-30 confirmed cases: Schroeppel
31-40 confirmed cases: Granby, Hastings
61-70 confirmed cases: City of Fulton
151-175 confirmed cases: City of Oswego, Oswego Town
SUNY Oswego Statistics: (as of 3:30 p.m.)
- Total number of active cases: 30 (yesterday: 46)
- Total number of cumulative confirmed cases since Aug. 12: 277 (yesterday: 276)
- Total number of tests: 9,002 (yesterday: 8,817)
- Total number of recoveries: 247 (yesterday: 230)
- Total number of confirmed cases Sept. 26 to Oct. 29: 26 (yesterday: 25)
- students living on-campus: 22 (yesterday: 21)
- students living off-campus while taking classes on-campus: 3 (no change)
- employees working on-campus: 0 (no change)
- students living off-campus learning remotely: 1 (no change)
- employees working remotely: 0 (no change)
- Total number of on-campus quarantine rooms occupied: 50 (yesterday: 52)
- Total number of on-campus isolation rooms occupied: 20 (yesterday: 25)
The college began a new two-week period to count new cases. This is a SUNY-wide practice for the purpose of the 100 positive case threshold to be required to move to online learning.
The campus has voluntarily moved to remote learning Sept. 21 to Oct. 5.
The college has not released information on their dashboard regarding how many off-campus students are in quarantine/isolation.
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: 457,649 (yesterday: 455,626)
- Total # of deaths: 25,470 (yesterday: 25,456)
*NY numbers are from the NY State Department of Health.
Other updates 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.
- Based on each region’s infection rate, schools across New York State are permitted to open this fall but must have a testing and tracing plan; a COVID Report Card hosted by Department of Health will show COVID-19 positive case data for every school district in the state.
- Indoor dining in New York City will be allowed to reopen starting September 30 with a 25 percent occupancy but will be subject to strict safety protocols.
- New York City restaurant patrons who observe violations can report issues by calling 833-208-4160, or by texting ‘VIOLATION’ to 855-904-5036.
- To report violations of health and safety restrictions and requirements for businesses, gatherings and individuals, please choose the appropriate link below:
- Go to forward.ny.gov to find: Industry guidance on re-opening; 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 through December 31, 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 for mental health counseling.
U.S.: (as of 2:23 p.m.)
- Total # of positive cases: 7,168,048 (yesterday: 7,128,774)
- Total # of deaths: 205,547 (yesterday: 204,881)
- Total # of recoveries: 2,794,608 (yesterday: 2,766,280)
Worldwide: (as of 2:23 p.m.)
- Total # of positive cases: 33,469,217 (yesterday: 33,217,895)
- Total # of deaths: 1,003,791 (yesterday: 999,273)
- Total # of recoveries: 23,208,685 (yesterday: 22,975,269)
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 on Tuesdays.
- 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
- SUNY Oswego Dashboard
- New York state
- New York Department of Health
- U.S.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Worldwide
- Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
