P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 9-16-20
Governor Cuomo announced that 652 new cases of COVID 19 were diagnosed Tuesday out of the 75,087 tests administered Bringing Statewide Total to 446,366. Patient Hospitalization were up slightly to 483, 138 were in ICU Beds, 67 were on Ventilators there were 4 deaths, bringing the Total number of Deaths to 25,410
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Governor Cuomo announced that New York will not ban trick-or-treating this Halloween. The Governor said that when Halloween comes around, Guidance will be issued, he also said that the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be held in a virtual format this year. The parade will be televised on November 26th, but will feature pre-recorded performances, balloons will also be flown using approved specialty vehicles.
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Discussed legislation Tuesday to help veterans with diseases linked to burn pits or other toxic exposures, to obtain benefits from the VA:
(Gillibrand 9-16-20)
Gillibrand said that An Estimated 3.5 Million Veterans Could Have Been Exposed To Burn Pits That Spewed Toxic Fumes And Carcinogens Into The Air while serving overseas, the VA Is Denying Veterans’ Benefits.
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The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce will host a Virtual Meeting about Public Health during COVID-19, tonight at 7:00 PM through Zoom. Otsego County director of Public Health Heidi Bond will be 1 of the participants; the session will cover topics such as contact tracing, serum testing, the importance of COVID-19 testing and pool testing. The event is open to the public, more information or registration is available at 432-4500 or by email: BAHeegan@otsegocc.com
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Chenango County Public Health announced that they are at 245 total cases of COVID19 since March, they have 5 active cases, 1 hospitalization, 105 quarantines, 7 deaths, 218 recoveries, and they have performed over 26,100 tests.
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Village Elections were held Tuesday around the state. Many area candidates ran unopposed, in the Unadilla mayor’s race; write in candidate Jack Insinga defeated longtime incumbent mayor Dave Welch 36 to 29. Trustees’ seats were won by Paul Baldwin & Joshua Palmer. In Afton, incumbent Mayor Janice Nickerson won over write in candidate Mellissa Mathews, village board member Robert Humphrey defeated write in candidate Alexis VanBuren.
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Governor Cuomo today announced that the Special Enrollment Period for uninsured New Yorkers will be extended through December 31, 2020, as the State continues to provide supportive services during the COVID-19 public health crisis. New Yorkers can apply for coverage through NY State of Health, New York State’s health insurance marketplace, or directly through insurers. Consumers can apply for coverage through NY State of Health online at nystateofhealth.ny.gov, by phone at 1-855-355-5777, and by connecting with a free enrollment assistor.
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Volunteers are needed to assist with the Catholic Charities community food distribution Thursday in Sidney. Those who would like to volunteer are advised to Carol Allen, at 563-8065, they should arrive to the Sidney Fire department site on River Street by 8:30 AM Thursday, and the food giveaway begins at 10:00 AM.
A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 9-16-20
Governor Cuomo announced that 6 states have been removed from the travel advisory requiring 14 day quarantines after arriving in New York State. The Governor said that California, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada and Ohio Are Removed. The Full list is at coronavirus.health.ny.gov.
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State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker announced nursing homes in New York will be allowed to resume limited visitations for facilities that have been without COVID-19 for at least 14 days, a revision to the 28 day guidelines previously set by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This updated guidance will allow eligible visitation in approximately 500 of the state’s 613 nursing homes. The guidelines go into effect Thursday; they require visitors to present a verified negative test result within the last seven days. More information is available at health.ny.gov/facilities.
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The Delaware County Chamber Of Commerce is holding their 2nd of 3 job fair events this afternoon in Delhi, Chamber President Ray Pucci Comments:
(Ray Pucci 9-16-20)
Pucci said that today & the final Job Fair on Friday will be held from 1:00 to 3:30 under the tents outside of the Chamber office at 5 1/2 Main Street in Delhi. More information is available at delawarecounty.org.
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Otsego County Department of Health announced 3 new cases were reported for COVID 19, 2 were close contacts of a positive and 1 had no identified exposure. Currently, the county reports 684 confirmed cases linked to SUNY Oneonta, 15 confirmed cases in Hartwick College students, there are 42 active cases currently residing in the county. There have been 844 total confirmed cases & there are no hospitalizations. There will be free rapid testing at the Armory in Oneonta from 9am-6pm today, call 547-4279 to register.
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Delaware County Public Health received no positive lab reports for COVID-19 Wednesday, they still report 117 total Positive tests since March, 108 have recovered, 3 active cases are recovering at home, 6 have died, 61 are quarantined & Delaware County Public Health has conducted Results 16535 tests.
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State Police at Oneonta arrested 26 year old Eric Meade of Oneonta for Petit Larceny, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property and Criminal Trespass, following a complaint of a theft in progress on South Side Drive in the town of Oneonta Sunday morning. Troopers spotted Meade, who was in possession of coins that were allegedly stolen out of unlocked cars on South Side Drive. The investigation also revealed he had also taken items from an unlocked vehicle on Glen Drive. Meade was processed then released on appearance tickets to the town of Oneonta court on October 20, 2020.
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