Governor Cuomo announced today\nthat the number of Coronavirus cases is approaching 30,000, with about 5,000\nnew cases in the last 24 hours. The\nbiggest pressing need is thousands of ventilators into the hospitals to be up\n& running in the next 3 weeks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Governor Cuomo said that 40,000\nretired or inactive Healthcare professionals have sign up to help and 6,175\nMental Health Care professionals are volunteering their services free of charge\nto those affected by the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Broome County Executive Jason\nGarnar announced that a 2nd person has died from the coronavirus in Broome\nCounty. The deceased was a woman in her\n90\u2019s; she died Tuesday morning at Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton. Broome County has 9 positive tests for the\nCoronavirus, county the 2 deceased people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Otsego County Public Health\nDepartment announced the 2nd confirmed case of the coronavirus in the\ncounty. The individual is hospitalized\nwithin the County all close contacts have been identified & contacted; they\nhave been quarantined and are being closely monitored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bassett Healthcare Network\nreported that many offers from individuals and community groups have come in to\nsew protective fabric masks for health care staff responding to COVID-19. There\nis a severe shortage of standard facemasks due to the demand created by the\npandemic; the handmade fabric masks will be disinfected and able to be used\nrepeatedly throughout this pandemic, more information is available at 547-3928\nor 1-800-BASSETT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Otsego County Office for the\nAging announced that they are able to offer assistance to seniors who have been\nisolated do the Coronavirus. The Agency\ncan deliver Meals to their homes; make well check calls do grocery shopping and\nprescription pick up & delivery. \nMore information is available at 547-4232 or 432-9041.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Governor Cuomo announced yesterday that the state was\nworking on a way to get 1 ventilator to work on 2 people simultaneously, as\nthey expect to need up to 40,000 ICU Beds with ventilators within the next 2 to\n3 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Cuomo 3-24-20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cuomo said that the state had\ndouble the amount of Coronavirus cases in the 3 previous days, they expect to\npeak in 2 to 3 weeks before starting to see a decline in the number of cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Delaware County Public Health announced that there are a\ntotal of 4 laboratory confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, which excludes the\ncase that was transferred to New York City. Public Health received 2 positive\nreports Tuesday, 3 cases are recovering safely while isolating at home in\nDelaware County, and 1 case is currently isolated and receiving medical care in\na hospital. There are 6 people under mandatory quarantine and 1 person under\nprecautionary quarantine. There have been 77 people tested; 19 with tests\npending; and 53 negative results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sidney Central School District announced that today from\n9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, they will be distributing educational materials to\nstudents in grades 1st, 2nd, and 4-12th. One of the district’s goals is to move\ntowards educational material being accessible online, also today, 5th and 6th\ngraders, that need a device, will be receiving a Chromebook, also from 9:00 AM\nto 12:00 Noon, in front of the Jr.\/Sr. High School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A.O. Fox Hospital’s Tri Town Campus in Sidney will be the\nsite of another Red Cross Blood Drive today, \nThe Blood Drive will be held from 1:30 to 5:30 PM, Appointments must be\nmade at redcrossblood.org or by calling 1-800-red cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Delaware County Board of\nSupervisors meeting scheduled for Today in Delhi has been cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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