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Central N.Y. â COVID-19 cases just don t stop climbing in Madison and Oneida counties.Â
Madison County reported 395 active cases as of Dec. 11 on their COVID dashboard. Via a Facebook update on the county s official page, officials report at least 41 of the active cases are nursing home residents. Officials noted that 23 county residents are hospitalized, six of which are from nursing homes.Â
Madison County Health Director Eric Faisst said during a Facebook video update Friday that in the past seven days, there have been four COVID-19 related deaths in the county.Â
- Advertisement - The increase in positive cases has overwhelmed our system, Faisst said. Contact tracers are working diligently, but they are unfortunately 24-48 hours behind in contacting individuals. The county has shared a document outlining what to do if you ve tested positive for COVID-19, have been exposed, or are waiting on a test. The county s guidance includes many specifics, but essenti
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Local hospitals facing staffing shortages
As hospitalizations increase in Oneida County, local health officials say staffing is the biggest concern.
Posted: Dec 9, 2020 10:33 PM
Posted By: WKTV
There are now 119 Oneida County residents hospitalized with COVID-19.
85 COVID patients are in Mohawk Valley Health Systems, 20 in Rome Memorial Hospital and 14 hospitalized outside of the county.
The number of actual COVID patients in the county s three hospitals is likely higher than that, because there are patients from outside of the county hospitalized there as well.
On Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the State Department of Health is ordering all hospitals across the state to increase bed capacity by 25%.