Governor Cuomo held his Coronavirus briefing in New York City today, he discussed the expectation that a 2nd wave could be sped up by the reopening of the state:
(Cuomo 5-26-20)
Cuomo said that they also have to prepare for a traditional flu outbreak later this year that could be taxing to the hospital system.
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The State Health Department today announced that 73 people died Monday from the Coronavirus, bringing the state death toll to 23,564, Hospitalizations were down to 4200 statewide, the total number of Coronavirus cases is up to 363,836.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 27 year old Dylan Katen of Windsor for possession and use of a credit card that was stolen during a burglary of a Town of Sanford residence in 2019. Broome County Sheriff’s Office Detectives learned the stolen credit card was utilized at a Deposit convenience store in December, they requested assistance from the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division. The joint investigation led to Katen’s arrest, for 1 count of criminal possession of stolen property & petit larceny, he was arraigned by teleconference Friday night & was released on appearance tickets for Deposit Town Court on a later date.
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The Broome County Health Department continues to see an increase in the number of Coronavirus case, they are now up to 513 positives, with 35 deaths, 341 recoveries & 361 are being monitored by the Health Department.
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Chenango County Public Health is reporting 119 total positive cases of the coronavirus today, there are 50 people in quarantine, 1 person is hospitalized, there have been 5 deaths and 87 recoveries, and they have performed 3041 tests.
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On June 9th Residents of the Afton Central School District will be voting on a 19 Million Dollar Building Project. Afton Superintendent Tim McNamara told WCDO News what they are proposing:
(Tim McNamara 5-26-20)
McNamara said that between state aid & a capital fund, there will be no cost to the Afton District taxpayers.
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The Organizers for the Chenango Blues fest announced that this year’s event has been cancel led due to the coronavirus. The event has been moved to August 20th & 21st of 2021, more information is available at chenangobluesfest.org.
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The Tri-Town Coalition on Substance Abuse Prevention invites community members to tune into the organization’s next meeting, on Thursday, May 28, at 6:00 PM through Zoom. The presentation, titled “A Trauma-Sensitive Approach to COVID-19,” will be led by Amanda Decker, program director and prevention specialist for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council of Delaware County. Call 607-746-8300 for Zoom instructions.
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On Memorial Day there was no General Clinton Canoe Regatta but several locals decided that they would start at Otsego Lake and do the 70 mile course anyway; Duke Fisher was one of the organizers & Participants:
(Duke Fisher 5-26-20)
Fisher said that they echoed the time of the original paddlers from the early 60’s, finishing the course in 11 to 12 hours.
The State Coronavirus numbers has had an uptick since the 1st phase of the reopening started, Governor Cuomo commented about the upstate county numbers yesterday:
(Cuomo CNY)
The Governor was also asked about the number of people who are still not wearing masks in spite of all the facts about their effectiveness:
(Cuomo Masks)
The State Health Department reported well over 362,764 coronavirus cases, the state death toll is over 23,488 since early March.
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Delaware County is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 and 1 additional recovery. The known active cases in the County is now 12. To date there have been 72 confirmed positive cases, with 26 people under quarantine, 5 are in the hospital, 7 are isolated at home, 4 people have died and 56 have fully recovered.
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Otsego County Department of Health has received notification of 1 new confirmed positive coronavirus case Saturday, this patient did not attend the Unadilla Livestock auction May 16th. The county has 63 total confirmed cases, none one is hospitalized currently, 57 have recovered, there have been 5 deaths, and 13 people are quarantined
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The Otsego County Department of Health & the Susquehanna SPCA will continue to hold free weekly rabies vaccination clinics on-site for the foreseeable future. The shelter is scheduling vaccination appointments for dogs, cats, and ferrets on Wednesday afternoons from 1-3 p.m. and on Thursday mornings from 9-11 a.m. Individual appointments allow for proper social distancing. Registration is available by calling 547-8111, extension 108. More information is available at sqspca.org.
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