OSWEGO COUNTY – According to the Oswego County Health Department, there have been a total of 145 additional cases of COVID-19 (data from May 30 to June 5). In addition, one more COVID-19-related death was reported by the NYS Department of Health.
For the second consecutive week, Oswego County’s community level remains “low” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“We are very happy to continue seeing low levels of the virus in our community,” said Oswego County Director of Preventive Health Services Jodi Martin, MSN-PHN. “Still, it is vital that we all remain vigilant in our daily activities to limit the spread of COVID-19. Individuals should stay up to date with vaccines and boosters, follow CDC recommendations for isolation and quarantine, and get tested if they are exposed to or have symptoms of COVID-19.”
Oswego County Associate Public Health Educator Diane Oldenburg added, “COVID-19 hospitalizations also remain low, with seven residents reportedly hospitalized between Sunday, May 29 and Saturday, June 4. This smaller number helps lessen the burden on our local health care system, which has been overwhelmed these last two years.”
The Oswego County Health Department receives weekly accounts of new hospitalizations due to COVID-19 from local reporting hospitals including Oswego, Crouse, St. Joseph’s Health and Upstate University. These accounts are not part of a running total of hospitalizations. For details, go to the Oswego County COVID-19 Dashboard at https://oswegogis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/3fd162cd12264b418dc03bdebd7f5300.
The following report reflects data collected from Monday, May 30 through Sunday, June 5:
- Number of lab/provider tests: 1,971
- Number of lab/provider positive cases: 99
- Percentage of lab/provider positive cases: 5.02%
- Number of at-home positive test results: 46
The Oswego County Health Department holds vaccination clinics every Tuesday afternoon from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. by appointment only. Clinics are also held the second Wednesday of each month, from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Walk-ins are accepted on Wednesdays, but residents are strongly encouraged to go to health.oswegocounty.com/vaccines to make an appointment to avoid wait times.
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.
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: 5.3% (May 31: 6.3%)
- Total deaths reported: 198 (May 31: 197)
- 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 June 5)
- Nursing home deaths related to COVID-19 :
- At nursing home – 51 (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 (no change)
- Outside adult care facility: 3 (no change)
New York: (as of yesterday)
- Total # of positive cases: 5,443,533 (May 31: 5,407,281)
- Total # of deaths as reported by the CDC: 71,670 (May 31: 71,497)
Other updates from the state can be found here.
U.S.: (as of 3:20 p.m.)
- Total # of positive cases: 84,831,929 (May 31: 84,130,423 )
- Total # of deaths: 1,008,712 (May 31: 1,006,898)
- Total # of vaccine doses administered: 579,387,150 (May 31: 579,587,321)
Worldwide: (as of 3:20 p.m.)
- Total # of positive cases: 532,197,884 (May 31: 529,744,495)
- Total # of deaths: 6,299,739 (May 31: 6,291,871)
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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