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COOPERSTOWN – Another COVID-19 case was reported Sunday, bringing the county’s total to 106.
As people recover, however, the number of active cases locally has dropped over the weekend from 13 to 12, reflecting two recoveries, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond reported.
Hospitalizations remain at 3, and 89 people have recovered, up from 87 on Friday.
CLICK HERE FOR MEMO TO SCHOOLS Sports Can Resume, Superintendents Told COOPERSTOWN – In a memo released Friday evening, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond advised local school superintendents that sports can resume as early as Monday. “Effective Feb. 1, participants in higher-risk sports may participate in individual or distanced group training and organized no/low-contact group training,” Bond wrote, “…including competitions and tournaments, if permitted by local health authorities.”…
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Effective Tuesday, September 19, Bassett Healthcare Network has reinstituted temporary mandatory masking requirements at A.O. Fox Hospital, per COVID-19 guidelines in place to protect patients and employees.…