There were no new virus-related deaths in the latest COVID-19 numbers out Thursday from health officials in Oneida and Herkimer Counties.
Oneida County has reported no deaths in six of the last seven days. The county did report two on Wednesday, the 398th and 399th since the pandemic began. There were 44 new positive test results, as the county continues to close in on 20,000 cases since last March (19,788).
The 44 new cases was a slight uptick, after the county had seen an average of about 35 cases per day over the last week.
Active cases in the county declined for the ninth day in a row, down just a handful from the previous day, now at 451. Total hospitalizations among county residents declined from 27 to 25, the fewest in more than four months.
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Mohawk Valley Health System has received a shipment of Johnson & Johnson vaccines, and will open more appointments at its point of dispensing (POD) in New Hartford on Saturday.