Governor Cuomo announced that there were 855 new cases of the Coronavirus diagnosed Monday, about 1.3% of all those tested.  724 people are hospitalized, & there were 2 fatalities from the virus, the lowest numbers since early march & 91 patients are currently intubated on a ventilators, There have been 408,181 cases of the virus since the pandemic hit over 4 months ago, there have been 25,058 deaths.

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Governor Cuomo announced today that 10 more states have been added to the list where individuals traveling from those states must quarantine for 14 days.  The new states are Alaska, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Virginia and Washington Meet Metrics to Qualify for Travel Advisory, the state of Minnesota has been dropped from the list.  The 31 states are listed at coronavirus.health.ny.gov.

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Chenango County Public Health reported that they are up to 184 cases of the Coronavirus, with 136 Active Quarantines, no Hospitalizations, and 160 Recoveries 7 deaths and over 14,400 Tests Performed.

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New York Farm Bureau unveiled the results of a member survey found that 65% of the state’s farms and agribusinesses have been negatively impacted financially by the COVID-19 pandemic.    43% of farms have lost sales during the pandemic, 37% are experiencing cash flow issues, 47% have reduced spending to local vendors and suppliers & 84% have a plan in place to train and assist their employees to mitigate the spread of the virus, 46% are concerned about their own or someone else’s mental health.

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Commerce Chenango announced that they will hold another in the webinar series on July 28th, at 12:00 noon, for Chenango County Companies struggling to bounce back from the COVID 19 pandemic, & what assistance & loans are available.  Interested businesses can participate can sign up by email to register@chenangony.org.

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Congressman Anthony Brindisi today announced $800,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Grants for New York’s 22nd District.   Mohawk Valley Economic Development District & the Southern Tier East Regional Planning Development Board each get $400,000, the funds will be used to update local economic development plans & strengthen community assistance programs.

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The Village of Unadilla Board Meeting is tonight at 6:30 PM at the Firehouse 77 Clifton St. This meeting will be open to the public- social distancing will be observed and masks will be required.

Delaware County received 1 new case of COVID-19 Monday and is reporting 1 additional recovery. The known active cases in the County remains 4, the total number of positive cases is 87, with 31 people under quarantine, 4 people are isolated at home,  none are in the hospital, 6 people have died and 77 have fully recovered.

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Broome County Health Department reported Monday that they are up to 863 Coronavirus cases, with 61 deaths, 665 recoveries and 603 people were being monitored by the Health Department.  They have conducted over 25,143 tests.

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Otsego County Department of Health reported 3 new cases of COVID 19, giving the county a total 92 cases since March. There are 9 active cases with 2 hospitalized, 78 have recovered, there have been 5 deaths.

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The murder & arson fire cover-up case of 16 year old Jeffrey Franklin of the town of Guilford, will be featured on the Investigation Discovery Channel tonight at 10:00 PM on the program “The Murder Tapes” Franklin was the disabled teenager killed by his parents Ernest & Heather Franklin, who then tried to cover up the boy’s death by setting the family residence on fire, closely echoing the plot of the movie “Manchester By The Sea”, the incident occurred back on February 28th 2017.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County will be hosting a live stream Energy Chat today at 12:00 noon on Facebook Live at CCEDelawareHE.  The event will feature Energy Navigator Bob Romick about saving on heating bills.  More information is available at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County at 865-6531 or by emailing vsd22@cornell.edu or at smartenergychoices.org.

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