OSWEGO COUNTY – According to the Oswego County Health Department, there have been a total of 891 additional cases of COVID-19 (data from April 4 to April 10) and another COVID-19 related death has been reported.
Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang said that this is the third week Oswego County has seen an increase in the number of seven-day accumulated positive cases.
“The last time our numbers were this high (over 800) was in early February,” he said. “However, at that time, we were in a downward trend as new COVID-19 cases were beginning to drop off and now, our numbers are quickly climbing back up.”
Oswego County Medical Director Christina Liepke, M.D. echoed his concerns.
“In the two-week period between March 24 and April 7, there were 1,574 new COVID-19 cases,” she said. “Of these, 544 were aged 0 to 25 years; 442 were aged 26 to 44 years; 436 were aged 45 to 64; and 152 were aged 65 years and over. This distribution is similar to what we saw in December and January… Unfortunately, we have not seen our vaccination rates increase as well. This is concerning because Oswego County currently has the highest rate of positive cases per population in the state.” (https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-testing-tracker)
Oswego County’s COVID-19 community level remains ‘high,’ according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At this level, the CDC and NYSDOH recommend that people wear a mask indoors in public spaces and keep their COVID-19 vaccines up to date. They should also get tested if they experience symptoms and, if they are at a high risk for severe illness, should take additional precautions, such as avoiding poorly ventilated or crowded spaces.
“We continue to urge people to practice preventative measures to help protect the more vulnerable populations in our community,” Huang said. “Stay home if you are sick and keep your vaccinations up to date.”
The following report reflects data collected from Monday, April 4 through Sunday, April 10:
- Number of lab/provider tests: 4,159
- Number of lab/provider positive cases: 634
- Percentage of lab/provider positive cases: 15.24%
- Number of at-home positive test results: 257
An additional 14 Oswego County residents were hospitalized due to COVID-19 between Sunday, April 3 and Saturday, April 9, according to the hospitalization report received by the Oswego County Health Department. New hospitalization numbers are not part of a running total of hospitalizations. For hospitalization details such as age groups and vaccination status, go to the Oswego County COVID-19 Dashboard at https://oswegogis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/3fd162cd12264b418dc03bdebd7f5300.
The Oswego County Health Department holds COVID-19 vaccination clinics every Tuesday and Wednesday. Vaccines are also available at local pharmacies and health care provider offices. Face masks are required at all clinics and at-home COVID-19 test kits will be distributed to those getting vaccinated at a County clinic while supplies last.
To reduce wait times at the County’s vaccination clinics, residents are strongly encouraged to go to health.oswegocounty.com/vaccines to make an appointment.
The Oswego County Office for the Aging can help people aged 60 and older who need help navigating the internet to make appointments. Call 315-349-3484.
Free transportation is provided to residents to go to COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites through a partnership between Oswego County and Oswego County Opportunities, Inc. Rides are available between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 315-598-1514 to schedule a ride in advance.
Oswego County developed a portal for residents to report positive at-home COVID-19 test results, exposure to the virus and get the necessary isolation/quarantine paperwork for schools and employers. Go to https://health.oswegocounty.com/COVID-19 and click on the appropriate link.
Test results received from doctor’s offices, pharmacies and other testing sites DO NOT need to be self-reported. However, if isolation orders are needed for school, employers or other reasons, people can request these documents using the portal’s “Report a Positive (Laboratory) Test” option.
The health department encourages residents who test positive to immediately notify any close contacts. The close contact should then go to the State’s website at https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/new-york-state-contact-tracing to find out if they meet the criteria for quarantine. If they do, they should report the exposure on the County Health Department’s online portal.
Today’s statistics are below:
Oswego County’s COVID-19 dashboard can be found here.
- Oswego County’s seven-day positivity rate: 16.2%
- Total deaths reported: 185 (April 4: 184)
- Numbers of those vaccinated can be found here.
SUNY Oswego Statistics: Note – the college has stopped releasing information on its site, and instead statistics are available on the SUNY-wide COVID-19 Tracker.
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.
Oswego County Nursing Home Deaths: (as of April 10)
- Nursing home deaths related to COVID-19 :
- At nursing home – 50 (no change)
- Outside nursing home – 7 (no change)
- Assisted living facility deaths related to COVID-19:
- At assisted living facility – 0 (no change)
- Outside assisted living facility – 0 (no change)
- Other adult care facility deaths released to COVID-19:
- At adult care facility: 1
- Outside adult care facility: 3 (no change)
New York: (as of yesterday)
- Total # of positive cases: 5,020,025
- Total # of deaths as reported by the CDC: 70,380
Other updates from the state can be found here.
U.S.: (as of 3:20 p.m.)
- Total # of positive cases: 80,416,330 (April 4: 80,172,959)
- Total # of deaths: 985,610 (April 4: 982,685)
- Total # of vaccine doses administered: 563,748,135 (April 4: 560,224,829)
Worldwide: (as of 3:20 p.m.)
- Total # of positive cases: 499,167,244 (April 4: 491,891,860)
- Total # of deaths: 6,180,374 (April 4: 6,154,479)
Resources:
COVID-19 Information:
- Oswego County COVID-19 Hotline: 315-349-3330
- Oswego County YouTube Updates
- These videos are briefings given by Oswego County officials once a month.
- Fulton Coronavirus Hotline – 315-895-4767
Testing Information:
Free transportation is available to residents to go to COVID-19 test and vaccination sites through a partnership between Oswego County and Oswego County Opportunities, Inc. Transportation is available Monday through Friday between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Call 315-598-1514 to schedule a ride in advance.
Report a positive at-home COVID-19 test here.
Vaccine Information:
- Am I Eligible?
- Oswego County Vaccine Clinics
- Hotline: 315-349-3383
- COVID-19 Vaccine Information
- COVID-19 Vaccine Fraud Hotline: 833-829-7226
- NY COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard
- Kinney Drugs – Schedule an Appointment
- Wayne Drug
Miscellaneous:
- New York Mental Health Hotline: 1-844-863-9314
- Oswego COVID-19 Mental Health and Crisis Hotline: 315-343-5507
- City of Oswego Emergency Assistance
- Oswego County Health Department
- Oswego County Health Department COVID-19 dashboard
- New York Department of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Oswego County Office for the Aging – 315-349-3484
- CDC COVID-19 Data Tracker
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
The first two cases in Oswego County were confirmed March 22, 2020.
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