The State has well over 200,000 cases of the Coronavirus, and while the number of Hospitalizations has remained relatively flat, & the number of people requiring ventilators has gone down, Governor Cuomo said that the next step is to figure out how to return to normal economic activity, but that requires the seemingly impossible task of testing of millions of people before they can be cleared to go to work:

(Cuomo 4-15-20)

Governor Cuomo said that another 752 people died from the Coronavirus Tuesday statewide, bringing the death toll to 11,646 people.

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The Chenango County Health Department announced their latest Coronavirus numbers today.  The County has 68 confirmed cases, with 38 Precautionary Quarantines & 177 Mandatory Quarantines.  Currently, there are 9 Hospitalizations, 24 Recoveries they have conducted 397 Tests.

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State Police reported that counterfeit $100 bills have been used in businesses recently in Margaretville, Arkville, Binghamton, Deposit & Marathon.  In some cases, store employees have noticed the bill was fake and refused to complete the purchase.  Businesses that suspect counterfeit activity, Contact local law enforcement & try to get a description of the suspect or their vehicle.

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Delaware County Sheriff Deputies responded to a domestic dispute on Arbuckle Hollow Road in Delhi, they arrested 20 year-old Noah Shambaugh of Delhi, for falsely reporting an incident, 4 counts of criminal obstruction of breathing and 1 count of harassment for allegedly striking and choking a victim repeatedly & then falsely reporting the facts of the dispute to Deputies.  Shambaugh was arraigned remotely through Town of Kortright court, an Order of Protection was issued for the victim.  Shambaugh was released on his own recognizance pending his appearance in the Town of Delhi Court on a later date.

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Bassett Medical Center has started a clinical trial assessing the safety and efficiency of several medications as potential treatments for COVID- 19 among hospitalized patients. The trial was designed by the hospital’s Department of Medicine and the Bassett Research Institute, it will include only patients with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infection who are hospitalized at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown or A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta. Other qualifying institutions nationwide have been invited to join the trial; up to 4,000 patients can be accepted into the clinical trial, more information is available at clinicaltrials.gov.

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The Community Foundation for South Central New York has released an additional $142,705 in grants to organizations providing essential services to the individuals and communities during the COVID-19 crisis.  The Otsego County Department of Health receives $5,000 for a public awareness campaign on social distancing, The Delaware Valley Humane Society will receive $5,000 for increased capacity at the shelter as owners are forced to surrender animals, Good Shepherd Communities Foundation will receive $5,000 for Personal Protective Equipment, Helios Care receives $10,000 for Personal Protective Equipment & Catskill Center for Independence receives $8,000 for their meal and prescription delivery program to community members with disabilities.  More information is available at donorswhocare.org.

State Police arrested 38 year old Dennis Lafferty of Unadilla twice Sunday on 2 separate complaints.  At about 1:30 PM, troopers responded to a domestic dispute in Unadilla, Troopers located Lafferty, who was accused of making threats to physically harm one of the residents, which violated an order of protection,  Lafferty was charged with Criminal Contempt, was arraigned by teleconference and released on his own recognizance.   At about 7:30 PM, troopers learned that Lafferty was once again at the residence, he was charged with Criminal Contempt, he was arraigned again by teleconference and remanded to the Delaware County Jail on $2,500 cash bail or $5,000 bail bond.

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Delaware County Public Health received 2 new positive tests for the Coronavirus Tuesday. There are 55 confirmed positive cases, 45 are quarantined, 7 confirmed cases have been transferred back to the person’s home County, 5 are isolated in a hospital, 25 are isolated at home, 3 people are deceased and 15 have fully recovered.

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The Broome County Department of Health announced Tuesday that they have 144 positive cases of the Coronavirus.  So far, they have 8 deaths from the Coronavirus, 29 people have recovered, with 243 people under quarantine.

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Sidney United Way has teamed up with another area organization, to raise funds to assist non-profits during the Coronavirus Pandemic, Sidney United Way Executive Director Dennis Porter explains:

(Dennis Porter 4-14-20)

The Applications can be located at sidneyunitedway.org.

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