Onondaga County: 5 new Covid deaths, record hospital numbers, but daily cases fall
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 22, 2020
Tina Leatherland takes a nasal swab at Lysander town hall during Covid-19 testing Dec. 10, 2020.N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com
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“Another painful day,’ County Executive Ryan McMahon said on Twitter.
The latest victims include two women, ages 77 and 74, who died in hospitals. Three other people died in nursing homes and county officials had no further information about them.
The number of Covid-19 patients in local hospitals reached a new high of 333 today. Of those, 57 are in intensive care.
One bright note: New daily cases today fell to 227, the lowest one-day count since Dec. 1. That’s 77 fewer new cases than Monday, a 25% drop.
Dec 21, 2020
The COVID-19 vaccine could be coming to Shoppingtown Mall in the near future.
Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said that testing and vaccinations could be administered at the vacant mall. Earlier this year, the county reached a deal with Moonbeam Capital to purchase the property. McMahon said the county will continue to hear proposals on additional development opportunities.
McMahon: Days leading up to Christmas are ‘most important week’ of pandemic
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
Posted Dec 21, 2020
Onondaga County executive Ryan McMahon gives the latest numbers on testing for coronavirus in the county Monday Nov. 23, 2020, from the Oncenter. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. As families throughout the region prepare for Christmas this weekend, local officials are bracing for what could be a crucial week for the spread of Covid-19.
Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said the next five or six days represent the “most important week from a trajectory standpoint” since the pandemic began in March.
6 deaths from Covid overnight in Onondaga County, 52 in past week
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
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Fifty-two people died in the past week, County Executive Ryan McMahon said.
“The amount of people we’ve lost, it’s numbing,’ McMahon said.
Those who died overnight included a man in his 60s, a woman in her 70s and a woman in her 80s. Three other patients died in nursing homes, McMahon said.
County health officials confirmed 304 new cases of coronavirus since Sunday. The county’s positive test rate, averaged over the past seven days, is 6.1%, according to the state health department. That’s down slightly compared with previous week, when it ranged as high as 7%.
Onondaga County eyes ShoppingTown Mall as site for coronavirus testing and vaccination
Updated Dec 20, 2020;
Posted Dec 20, 2020
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Syracuse, N.Y. – The vacant ShoppingTown Mall in DeWitt may be used as a coronavirus testing and vaccination site.
“We will be able to use this Mall to Fight the Virus for Vaccinations and Testing,” Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said on Twitter Sunday.
McMahon said he toured the mall this week after the U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved a deal to transfer ownership of the mall to the county.
Onondaga County used the nearly $10 million tax debt to try to seize the mall in 2019, but ShoppingTown instead filed for bankruptcy to stave off the move. The county and Moonbeam reached a deal to transfer ownership to the county’s industrial development agency.