P.M. NEWS MONDAY 12-14-20
Governor Cuomo announced that COVID vaccinations began today, with thousands expected to be vaccinated. The Governor commented about who gets the first & 2nd groupings of vaccines at his briefing today in Albany:
(Cuomo 12-14-20)
The Governor said that 90 sites to deep freeze the vaccines have been set up around the state, over 516,000 doses are expected to arrive this month, Research indicates that 75% to 85% of the population need to get vaccinated in order the spread of the virus to slow down & eventually stop, however, 49% of those polled said that they don’t want to get this vaccine.
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New York State tested 159,844 people Sunday across the state for COVID, 5.66% tested positive, or 9044 people. Hospitalizations are now up to 5,712. The number of people in ICU beds is up to 1040, the number on Ventilators is 572 & there were 83 COVID related deaths Sunday.
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Chenango County Public Health reported 87 more positive cases of COVID 19 since Friday. They have 134 Active Cases, 573 Quarantines, 8 people are hospitalized, and they have had a total of 868 Confirmed Cases. Chenango County has had 699 recoveries, 14 deaths and over 50,000 tests have been conducted.
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The Broome County Health Department reported 180 more positive COVID 19 tests since Friday, and they also report 3 more deaths. They report 6317 total cases, 154 deaths, there have been 5545 recoveries & over 4600 are being monitored by the Health Department.
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The Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce announced that there will be no General Membership Meeting Tuesday, due to an uptick in local COVID 19 Cases. Chamber officials said that 1 agenda item that needs to be finalized prior to the end of the year is the vote for an open Board of Director Seat. There are 3 openings due to Director Terms expiring, 2 Directors Barb Mulkins & Matt Germond are willing to continue, there is 1 nomination for the open seat, and that is Roger Barnhart. Anyone with an objection to the nominee or the Directors staying on should email: bainbridge.chamber@yahoo.com.
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The Cooperstown Central School district announced that they went to remote learning today & will do so again tomorrow, after a staff member tested positive for COVID recently. Staff was ordered to report to the school for both days, and a decision on Wednesday is expected to be announced tomorrow.
A.M. NEWS MONDAY 12-14-20
Governor Cuomo announced that over 205,000 Tests were reported Saturday, with Positive Test Results for 10,194, or 4.96 %. Patient Hospitalization went up to 5,410, the Number ICU patients decreased slightly to 1,009, Number ICU with Intubation was up to 567, and there were 106 Deaths Saturday.
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Governor Cuomo announced Friday that New York will get 346,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna pending approval from the FDA, those vaccines will follow the 170,000 Pfizer vaccines that were previously announced. About 4,500 vaccines will be distributed to the Southern Tier. The Governor also announced that the State Commercial Eviction Moratorium will be extended again.
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Delaware County Public Health reported that 74% of recent COVID cases are linked to “living room spread” involving small gatherings among family and friends. Delaware County had 12 new cases Saturday & 5 more Sunday, 83 cases are active with 4 hospitalized & 402 are quarantined. The County is up to 512 positive cases, 420 recoveries & 9 deaths.
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Otsego County Department of Health reported 25 new cases of COVID Friday, 27 on Saturday & 21 on Sunday. There are currently 869 individuals on quarantine for being in close contact with a positive case. Otsego County has had 1588 total confirmed cases, 170 active cases, 16 are hospitalized, there have been 8 deaths, and 768 cases are linked to SUNY Oneonta & 71 confirmed cases linked to Hartwick College
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The Sidney Central School District announced that the district has been notified that a 1st grade student has tested positive for COVID-19. The student has not been on campus since Tuesday, December 8th. The Delaware County Health Department has conducted an investigation and the contact tracing has been completed. There will be no change to the instructional model at this time.
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A former aide to Governor Cuomo, who is now running for Manhattan borough president, has accused him of sexual harassment in a series of tweets Sunday. Lindsey Boylan tweeted that the Democratic governor “sexually harassed her for years. Cuomo’s press office said that there was no truth to the claims.
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