Oneida County has reported three coronavirus-related deaths Monday, along with 61 new positive cases.
The deaths which involve a nursing home resident bring the county’s total to 347.
The new cases which involve eight nursing home residents bring the county’s total to 18,143. One case was removed from the previous total upon further investigation.
Oneida County had has 3,186 active cases as of Monday afternoon, with 14,610 having been resolved.
There were 112 patients hospitalized in Oneida County, with 97 in the Mohawk Valley Health System and 15 at Rome Memorial Hospital. Twenty-five of the patients are nursing home residents.
Twelve people are hospitalized outside the county.
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The best way for Herkimer County residents who are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine to secure an appointment is to keep checking the county’s Public Health website, according to Herkimer County Public Health Director Christina Cain.
Herkimer County Public Health received a shipment of 600 doses of the vaccine Tuesday, she said, and has a clinic scheduled for Thursday in the gymnasium at Herkimer County Community College. With the doses came directions from the state that priority should be given to residents 65 and older, with 500 of the doses to go to these people and the remaining 100 to essential workers.