P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 9-24-20
Governor Cuomo held a COVID 19 briefing in New York City today, he announced that a COVID report card for every school in the state is up & running today at schoolcovidreportcard.health.ny.gov:
(Cuomo Schools)
The Governor also reminded Law Enforcement Agencies that time is running out to comply with an Executive order by April 1st, to meet with residents & re-imagine their functions in their communities:
(Cuomo Police)
The Governor said that 146 Law Enforcement agencies have started the process since he signed the Executive Order in June.
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Governor Cuomo stated that there were 955 positive COVID tests Wednesday statewide out of almost 93,000 tests, or 1.2% of all tested. The state now has almost 453,000 positive tests since March, there were 500 people hospitalized, 145 were in an ICU, 72 were on ventilators, there were 2 deaths Wednesday, the state death toll is 25,439.
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Broome County Health Department updated their COVID 19 numbers Wednesday, reporting 1365 total cases, 82 deaths, 1229 recoveries; the Department is monitoring 680 people currently.
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Chenango County Public Health remains at 248 cases of COVID 19, with 2 active cases, 78 quarantines, no one is hospitalized, 226 have recovered & there have been 7 deaths, the have conducted over 27,600 tests.
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Delhi Village Police reported a traffic stop on September 15th led to the arrest of 20-year-old Marcelino Romero of Delhi. Romero was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle While Impaired by Drugs, Unlawful Possession of Marihuana, Failure to Keep Right, and motor vehicle equipment violations.
He was released on traffic summonses returnable to the Delhi Town Court.
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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli released his annual School District in fiscal distress audit for 2019 today. 4 districts statewide were listed in significant fiscal stress, including the Norwich City School District. , Oxford Academy was listed in the 3rd category of “Susceptible to Fiscal Stress”
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Small businesses and not-for-profit corporations with fewer than 50 employees are eligible for grants up to $500 for the purpose of acquiring personal protective equipment or installing fixtures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, during the period in which the Governor’s Executive Order is in effect. For specific information on how to obtain these grants, visit the Otsego Now Web page at otsegonow.com.
A.M. NEWS Thursday 9-24-20
Governor Cuomo and SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced that the individual saliva swab diagnostic test for COVID-19, developed by SUNY Upstate Medical University and Quadrant Biosciences has been granted emergency use authorization by the FDA. The saliva test allows for about 10 to 25 people to be screened in one COVID-19 test, using saliva swabs rather than nasal swabs. Individuals administer the tests themselves, swabbing their mouths, and provide the saliva samples, which are currently processed at SUNY Upstate Medical Center’s laboratory.
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Delaware County Public Health reported Wednesday that they were still at 120 total COVID 19 cases, with 3 active cases, 1 is hospitalized, 10 are quarantined, 7 have died & 110 have recovered.
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Otsego County Department of Health reported their Current COVID numbers Wednesday, with 2 new cases reported, giving them a total of 867 cases. There are 19 active cases, 1 hospitalization, 7 deaths, 702 cases are linked to SUNY Oneonta & 17 confirmed cases in Hartwick College students
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The next Tri-Town Coalition On Substance Abuse prevention will be tonight at 6:00 PM on Zoom. More information is available at 315-471-1359.
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