More than 30% of Oneida County's adult population is fully vaccinated and there are thousands of new doses ready to be administered at upcoming PODs county-wide.
County Executive Anthony Picente held a LIVE virus-briefing on Thursday, touting a positivity rate of 0.8%, adding that the local rate has been under one-percent since April 1. He called that 'very good news', and thanked the community for its roll in stopping the spread of COVID-19 and doing its part to get vaccinated. However, he caution 'we're not out of the woods yet.'
As of Thursday, 58,201 county residents are fully vaccinated, or approximately 31%. It's estimated that 43% of the county's adult population has received at least one shot.