OSWEGO â Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang announced Tuesday, April 6, that 25 additional residents tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total cumulative number of positive cases since the county began monitoring for COVID-19 in March 2020 to 7,142. There are currently 197 active positive cases.
âCOVID-19 remains active in our county,â said Huang. âAs more of our residents receive the vaccine, our new positive case numbers are relatively stable when compared to recent increasing trends elsewhere in the state and nation. We must all do our part to protect our families and communities. We will continue to promote and administer the vaccine and ask residents to continue frequent handwashing, face-masking and social distancing. These are the best tactics to help prevent the spread of the virus and reduce the number of positive cases.â
Weekly COVID-19 Statistics Update: March 31 – April 6
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Wednesday update: Oswego County virus cases up 25 to 7,007
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Today: 29 new cases
Note – Oswego County Today now reports the COVID-19 statistics weekly on Tuesdays instead of Monday through Friday. Our next report will be Tuesday, April 6.
Beginning today all New Yorkers aged 30 and above are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Beginning next week, April 6, all New Yorkers aged 16 to 29 will join the eligibility list. More information can be found here.
“With New York State opening up eligibility for residents and vaccine supplies slowly increasing, I urge those who are eligible for a vaccine to make an appointment and get one,” said Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang. “Even if a clinic looks like it’s fully booked, keep checking back.
OSWEGO â Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang announced Thursday, April 1, that 20 additional residents tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total cumulative number of positive cases since the county began monitoring for COVID-19 in March 2020 to 7,027. There are currently 217 active positive cases.
âData shows the virus is still active in our community,â Huang said. âNew positive daily case counts continue to be consistently higher than the pre-peak numbers we reported before Halloween last year.
âPeople who are eligible for a vaccine should make an appointment and get one,â he added. âThere are many agencies in the county that can administer the vaccine now. They include Oswego Hospital, Connext Care, and many local pharmacies in addition to our health department. Keep checking back if a clinic looks like itâs fully booked. Appointments may become available if other people cancel or re-schedule theirs.â