Oneida County got some good news on Wednesday, as
New York State delivered another 500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to the county health department. However, the hope the vaccine brings for the future was again overshadowed by the reality local residents face right now: The county lost 5 more residents to the virus on Tuesday (reflected in Wednesday s report), and the active case total in the county increased again, once again setting a new record.
The five deaths reported pushed the county s death toll to over 300 since March, now at 303. It was also the 56th consecutive day at least one resident has died from the virus. There 166 new confirmed cases included in Wednesday s update, sending the active case total to 7,175, as the county continued a trend of surpassing its own record in that category virtually on a daily basis.