P.M. NEWS MONDAY 2-22-21
Local government sales tax collections statewide were down 5.9% in January compared to 2020 according to State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Collections totaled $1.5 billion, down $95 million from January 2020. The decline was less than the 8.4 percent drop in December and the double-digit declines in the earlier months of the pandemic in April may & June of 2020.
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92% of 1st doses of the COVID 19 Vaccines allocated to the state have been administered from the 2.3 Million received from the federal government. Just over 1 Million of the 2nd Doses of the COVID vaccine have been administered; more information is available at ny.gov/vaccinetracker.
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Chenango County Public Health reported 38 more cases of COVID 19 since last week, bringing their total to 2376 since the pandemic started early last year. There were 81 Active Cases, 211 Active Quarantines, and 13 Active Hospitalizations; there have been 2169 Total Recoveries.
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Governor Cuomo today announced that the New York State Department of Health is now accepting applications from businesses seeking to operate as cannabinoid hemp processors, retailers or distributors. The applications are available on the Cannabinoid Hemp Program’s webpage health.ny.gov/regulations/hemp. In October, Governor Cuomo announced that the Department filed proposed regulations to regulate cannabinoid hemp products in New York State, which can be found at regs.health.ny.gov.
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Crews in Oneonta were working to restore water service to businesses & residents along River Street, following a water main break this morning near 274 River Street. Water color or pressure may be compromised for a brief period after service is restored.
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State Police were dispatched to the report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the town of Roxbury Sunday. Police said that 42 year old Cory Davis of Fleischmanns was jogging with his back to traffic & turned into the path of a vehicle driven by an unidentified 75 year old man, who assisted Davis until help arrived. Davis suffered head and lower body injuries and was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center for treatment, the incident remains under investigation.
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State Police reported Sunday that a father-to-be was killed & his brother was injured involving an exploding device that was to be used in a gender reveal in Liberty. 28-year-old Christopher Pekny was killed in the blast while constructing the device in Sullivan County, 27-year-old Michael Pekny of Liberty was injured & was taken to an area hospital. The investigation is continuing.
A.M. NEWS MONDAY 2-22-21
The State Health Department statistics Saturday showed that the statewide positivity rate was down to 2.99% the lowest rate since November 23rd. The state reported over 221,000 tested, with 6610 positive tests, patient Hospitalization were down to 5,764, patients in an ICU Bed were down to 1,162 & the number on ventilators was down to 794, there were 75 deaths from COVID Saturday.
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The State Health Department reported the 1st case of the South African variant has been identified in Long Island resident, last week, a Connecticut resident who had been hospitalized in New York City was found to have the South African variant.
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Delaware County Public Health reported 14 new COVID cases Friday, 12 new cases Saturday & 10 cases Sunday. Delaware County reported 23 hospitalized, 120 active cases & 238 quarantined.
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The Sidney Central School District reported that two 10th grade and one 11th grade student have tested positive for COVID-19. The last time the students were on campus were 1/18 & 2/11. 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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Sidney CWA local 14164 Acco Brands in Sidney will have a Contract Vote for Acco Union Members tomorrow, from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The vote will be held at the Union office at 9 River Street in Sidney, All COVID restrictions apply, Members Must wear Masks and only 2 members in Union Hall to vote at a time.
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