Weekly COVID-19 Statistics Update: December 5, 2022

December 5, 2022 Shea O'Malley
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Graphic by Fred Reed.

OSWEGO COUNTY – The technical difficulties experienced recently by the Oswego County Health Department online portal used to self-report at-home positive COVID-19 tests have been fully resolved. People can continue to self-report at-home positive tests to the portal and will receive isolation orders via email after completing submission.

The Oswego County Health Department reported 177 residents have tested positive for COVID-19 from Monday, Nov. 28 through Sunday, Dec. 4. This includes both lab-confirmed and at-home tests.

The breakdown of data collected during that time period is as follows: 

  • Number of lab/provider tests: 2,155
  • Number of lab/provider positive cases: 119
  • Percentage of lab/provider positive cases: 5.52%
  • Number of at-home positive test results: 58*

*43 of at-home positive tests were reported on Nov. 30. This number is a total of at-home tests reported from Nov.19 through Nov. 30, when the self-reporting online portal was experiencing technical difficulties. 

Oswego County’s COVID-19 community level remains “low,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency and the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) now recommend that people wear a mask if they have been exposed to COVID-19, have symptoms or have tested positive for the virus. It is also recommended that people stay up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations and get tested if they have symptoms. 

Today’s statistics are below:

Oswego County: 

Oswego County’s COVID-19 dashboard can be found here.

  • Oswego County’s seven-day positivity rate: 4.4%)
  • Total deaths reported: 216 (Nov. 7: 215)
  • 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 Dec. 2, 2022  

  • Nursing home deaths related to COVID-19 :
    • At nursing home – 53 (no change)
    • Outside nursing home – 8 (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 (no change)
    • Outside adult care facility: 3 (no change)

New York:

  • Total # of positive cases: 6,218,033 (Dec. 4: 3,314)
  • Total # of deaths as reported by the CDC: 75,317 (Dec. 4: 75,867)

Other updates from the state can be found here.

U.S.: 

  • Total # of positive cases: Dec. 5: 645,698,419 
  • Total # of deaths: Dec. 5: 6,641,925 

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:

Miscellaneous:

Links For Statistics:

The first two cases in Oswego County were confirmed March 22, 2020.



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