P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 12-11-20

Governor Cuomo held a COVID 19 briefing today in Albany; he said that as Hospitalizations rise & a vaccine arrival is imminent, there are 3 main objectives now:

(Cuomo 12-11-20)

New York State conducted over 212,000 COVID 19 tests Thursday; there were 10,591 positive test results, or roughly 5%.  Hospitalizations continue to climb, to 5,321, 1007 are now in ICU beds & 546 are on ventilators, there were 87 COVID related deaths on Thursday.

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The Broome County Health Department had another 73 positive COVID 19 tests to report today, bringing their total to 6137 since the spring.  They reported 1 more death bringing their total to 151.  They have 5251 recoveries and the Health Department is monitoring almost 5000 people.

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Chenango County Public Health reported 14 more positive tests for COVID today, they report  125 Active Cases, 502 Active Quarantines, 7 people are Hospitalized & 14 have died.  Chenango County has had 781 Confirmed Cases since March, with 653 recoveries & over 48,800 tests have been performed.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies were contacted by a Deposit resident who reported that her social security number was used by another person to commit fraud.  22 year old Kinda Osborne of Deposit is accused of misrepresenting herself as a State employee, in order to gain access to the victim’s social security number, which she is accused of using to apply for a debit card.  Osborne was charged with Identity Theft & Criminal Impersonation, she was released on appearance tickets for the Town of Deposit Court at a later date.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested 22-year-old Sean Gillespie of Bovina on a warrant issued by the Town of Delhi Court.  Gillespie was wanted for Criminal Mischief, Grand Larceny & 2 counts of Petty Larceny, for allegedly removing catalytic converters from vehicles that were parked in the Town of Delhi.  Gillespie was located by the City of Oneonta Police Department; he was arraigned in the Town of Andes Court & was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.   

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The Sidney Chamber of Commerce announced that Santa Claus will be visiting the next 2 Saturdays, but due to the pandemic, the appearance will be a little different this year, Chamber President Teri Schunk explains:

(Teri Schunk 12-11-20)

Also this year, the annual Holiday House Decorating contest will be held; Judges will make the round on Saturday December 19th at 7:00 PM.

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THE New York STATE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE 2021 WINTER STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.  HIGH RISK SPORTS SUCH AS BASKETBALL, WRESTLING AND ICE HOCKEY HAVE ALSO BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL AUTHORIZATION IS GRANTED BY STATE OFFICIALS. LOW AND MODERATE RISK REGULAR SEASON SPORTS CONTINUE TO BE PERMITTED, MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON, FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE LOCAL SPORTS NEWS, go to WCDOSPORTS.COM.

A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 12-11-20

Governor Cuomo reported that over 197,000 COVID tests were conducted statewide on Wednesday, with 10,178 positives, or 5.15%.  Patient Hospitalizations went up by 171 to  5,164, patients in ICU beds continues to climb, they are up to 994 & 539 patients are on Ventilators, there were 92 Deaths Wednesday.

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Otsego County Department of Health reported 20 new cases Thursday, Since December 1st there have been 203 confirmed cases reported, 745 are quarantined for being in close contact with a positive case.  Otsego County has had 1516 total confirmed cases, with 151 active cases, 17 are hospitalized, there have been 8 deaths, and more than half of the cases came from SUNY Oneonta & Hartwick College.

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Delaware County Public Health reported 6 new cases of COVID Thursday they have 95 active cases with 5 hospitalized & 338 in quarantine.  Most of the new cases are attributed to “living Room Spread” from small home gatherings.  Delaware County has had 481 cases, 377 recoveries and 9 deaths.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a 2 car accident December 4th in the Town of Delhi that has resulted in the arrest of a Delhi man on driving while ability impaired by drugs charges.  Deputies were dispatched to Spring Valley Road in the Town of Delhi, where 44-year-old Joseph Garone of Delhi had allegedly backed into another vehicle, causing substantial damage, he appeared to be under the influence of drugs & was taken into custody.  Garone was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, unsafe backing and failure to notify DMV of an address change he was released on an appearance tickets for Town of Delhi Court at a later date.

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The Sidney American legion will hold their annual Kids Christmas party Saturday afternoon, spokesman Larry Halbert explains:

(LARRY HALBERT 12-11-20)

The event will run from 12:00 noon until 2:00 PM at the legion at 22 Union Street in Sidney.

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