Oneida County added 312 new cases with three new deaths from COVID-19 on Friday and Herkimer County had another big day, with 129 new positive cases and one new death as of 12 noon on Friday.
Yellow precautionary zone established in the Rome and Utica areas
Dec 15, 2020
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced updated COVID-19 micro-cluster focus zones in New York State. Niagara County’s Yellow Precautionary Zone will be expanded. New Yellow Precautionary Zones will be added for Batavia, Genesee County, and for Rome and Utica, Oneida County.
“There is no politics or rhetoric in the number of people going into the hospital, and the increase in hospitalizations could overwhelm some regions if nothing changes by January,” Governor Cuomo said. “That’s the trajectory we’re looking at and trying to change. We’re simultaneously increasing hospital capacity and, frankly, changing how hospitals operate. At the same time we have to slow the spread by doing what we know works – social distancing, wearing masks, and avoiding gatherings. If we don’t, we know what closes down a region. It’s called a red zone. That’s the situation we’re trying to avoid.”
Another Difficult COVID-19 Weekend for Herkimer, Oneida Counties
It was another weekend of increased COVID-19 cases in Herkimer and Oneida Counties for Saturday and Sunday, with Oneida County s positivity rate now over 9-percent. Three Oneida County residents passed away from the virus this weekend.
There were 458 new positive cases reported between Saturday and Sunday in Oneida County, according to the county health department. 138 county residents are hospitalized. There are currently 3,684 active positive cases in the county. Oneida County is currently experiencing a severe outbreak, according to COVIDactNow.org. Take all possible precautions to avoid exposure, the alert warned on Sunday. Oneida County has a dangerous number of new daily COVID cases, according to non-profit organization. The county is increasing positive cases by 97.3 per 100,000 people, according to recent COVID-19 data.
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