Weekly COVID-19 Statistics Update: November 30 – December 6

December 6, 2021 Kassadee Bradshaw
Graphic of a map of Oswego County with the words COVID-19 Statistics, Oswego County
Graphic by Fred Reed.

OSWEGO COUNTY – According to the Oswego County Health Department, as of 3 p.m., there have been a total of 706  additional cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and five more county residents have died this past week.

Graph of daily active cases in Oswego County from March 2020 to December 6, 2021. Image from Oswego County Health Department COVID-19 Dashboard.

“Every death is an unfortunate development in our efforts to fight this virus and something that we never want to see,” said Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang. “Our sincere condolences go out to the families and friends of these people.”

He noted that this week’s new positive case count is a new high in recent months.

“In addition to this increase in cases, we’ve seen more vulnerable residents hospitalized and dying in recent weeks,” said Huang. “Our health care system is under stress and our community remains at a high level of virus transmission…. Unvaccinated and not-fully-vaccinated residents continue to be at a high risk of getting the infection. I encourage all eligible residents to get fully vaccinated. Follow isolation and quarantine instructions. In planning your holiday gatherings, please make sure our vulnerable residents are protected.”

According to the hospitalization report received by the Oswego County Health Department, an additional 26 Oswego County residents were hospitalized due to COVID-19 between Sunday, Nov. 28 and Saturday, Dec. 4. Please note that new hospitalization numbers are not part of a running total of hospitalizations. The age distribution of these 26 new patients is: 7.69% aged 0 to 18 years; 11.54% aged 19 to 45 years; 30.77% aged 46 to 64 years; and 50% aged 65 years and above. 

COVID-19 vaccines are widely available through the County Health Department, at area pharmacies and community health care clinics, and through local physicians and health care providers.

Please note that the Oswego County Health Department will not hold its COVID-19 vaccine clinics this week. The schedule will resume next week at the Nick Sterio Public Health Clinic, 70 Bunner St., Oswego. 

On Wednesday, Dec. 15, health department staff will administer the patient’s choice of the Pfizer (Comirnaty) and Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine between 1 and 5:30 p.m., and the Moderna vaccine between 5 and 5:30 p.m. only. 

The clinic will include first, second or third doses of the Pfizer (Comirnaty) or Moderna vaccines, the one-dose Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and the Pfizer (Comirnaty) and Janssen/Johnson & Johnson boosters. 

A separate clinic is scheduled for the Moderna booster. It will run from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13 at the Nick Sterio Public Health Clinic, 70 Bunner St., Oswego. 

Walk-ins are welcome for all first and second vaccinations; however, online registration is encouraged and appreciated for the clinic’s efficiency. Advanced registration is required for all booster shots. People can pre-register online at https://health.oswegocounty.com/information/2019_novel_coronavirus/covid-19_vaccine.php or by calling the COVID-19 Hotline at 315-349-3330.

The Health Department’s COVID-19 vaccine clinics are open to anyone 12 years of age and older. Children aged 5 to 11 years can get the pediatric vaccine through their school district, local pharmacies or their health care provider. 

The Pfizer (Comirnaty) vaccine is approved for those aged 5 years and over. The Moderna and Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccines are approved for those aged 18 years and over. The Pfizer (Comirnaty) and Moderna vaccines are both two-dose vaccines and the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a one-dose vaccine. 

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends people aged 50 to 64 who received the Pfizer (Comirnaty) or Moderna vaccines, SHOULD get a booster shot six months after their last dose, regardless of underlying medical conditions. The agency also stated that those aged 18 to 49 who received the Pfizer (Comirnaty) or Moderna vaccines MAY get the booster shot if they choose to.

The CDC continues to recommend that people who had the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine get a booster shot two months after their initial shot. 

Today’s statistics are below:

Oswego County: (as of 3 p.m.) 

  • Oswego County’s seven-day positivity rate : 11.7%
  • Total # of active cases: 739 (November 29: 566)
  • Total # of positive cases: 15,530 (November 29: 14,824)
  • Total # of recoveries: 14,658 (November 29: 14,132)
  • Total # tests: 336,130 (November 29: 330,147)
  • Total # of negative results: 315,683 (November 29: 309,992)
  • Total # of people in mandatory isolation/quarantine: 1,803 (November 29: 1,384)
  • Total # of deaths: 138 (November 29: 133) 
  • Numbers of those vaccinated can be found here.

Municipalities With Cases: Map was last updated today.

11-25 confirmed cases: Boylston

51-75 confirmed cases: Redfield

76-100 confirmed cases: Orwell

101-150 confirmed cases: Amboy, Minetto

151-200 confirmed cases: Williamstown

251-300 confirmed cases: Albion, Parish

351-400 confirmed cases: New Haven

Over 400 confirmed cases: City of Fulton, City of Oswego, Constantia, Granby, Hannibal, Hastings, Mexico, Oswego Town, Palermo, Richland, Sandy Creek, Schroeppel, Scriba, Volney, West Monroe

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 December 5)

  • Nursing home deaths related to COVID-19 :
    • At nursing home – 49 (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: 0 (no change)
    • Outside adult care facility: 1 (no change)

New York: (as of yesterday) 

  • Total # of positive cases: 2,761,270
  • Total # of deaths: 46,806
    • The Health Electronic Response Data System is a NYS DOH data source that collects confirmed daily death data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only.
    • CDC report – 59,522. This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by NYS DOH and NYC to the CDC includes those who died in any location, including hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities, at home, in hospice and other settings.

Other updates from the state can be found here.

U.S.: (as of 3:22 p.m.)

  • Total # of positive cases: 49,201,908 (November 29: 48,330,436)
  • Total # of deaths: 789,071 (November 29: 777,938)
  • Total # of vaccine doses administered:  (November 29: 454,558,898)

Worldwide: (as of 3:22 p.m.)

  • Total # of positive cases: 266,295,688 (November 29: 261,924,996)
  • Total # of deaths: 5,260,627 (November 29: 5,205,733)

Resources:

COVID-19 Information:

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 Saturday between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Call 315-598-1514 to schedule a ride in advance.

Vaccine Information:

Miscellaneous:

Links For Statistics:

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

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