7 COVID Cases Traced To Cooperstown Legion COOPERSTOWN – Seven cases of COVID-19 have been linked to a patron was at the Cooperstown American Legion and later tested positive for the virus, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health Director. With 22 new cases today, there have been 62 new cases over the weekend, a three-day high in community infections, reported Bond.…
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40 Cases So Far This Weekend COVID Strikes American Legion COOPERSTOWN – Just two weeks after Governor Cuomo praised Cooperstown for having the lowest rate of COVID-19 in the state, Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health director, has warned of potential exposure at the village’s American Legion. According to Bond, anyone who was at the Legion between Nov. 25-30 needs to monitor for any symptoms of COVID-19 after at least one case was traced back to the bar.…
LETTER from RICHARD STERNBERG STERNBERG: Doctor In The House (Isolated) Like many of us this Thanksgiving, my family had a very truncated get together and dinner. My daughter visited from Annapolis, Md. She had been self-isolating, had rarely gone out, always took precautions, and was tested the week before she decided to come visit. We decided that the risk of being infected by her was very, very minimal after all of these precautions, and invited her. I myself have been…
Editorial End of Coronavirus Is Near, Multiple Vaccines Tell Us For Now, Wear Masks, Social Distance, Avoid Crowds You hear talk about a “second wave” of COVID-19, and it’s here. But take heart. In context, we’re not seeing the end of the beginning, but the beginning of the end. USA Today’s lead headline Monday was “Moderna seeks emergency FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine,” and it was echoed in all the national newspapers – the New York Times, the Wall Street…
New Covid Records Set Thanksgiving Hosts Stricken By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As Otsego County’s COVID-19 numbers continue to climb, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond has a dire warning – NO gathering is safe. “I don’t know what it’s going to take to convince people to change their behavior,” she said. “If we don’t, we’re going to see these numbers continue to climb.” Though hospitalizations were down to four on Monday, Nov. 30 – down two from…
16 New Cases, Some From Thanksgiving Exposure COVID Hospitalizations Up To 11, Bond Reports COOPERSTOWN – 11 people are now hospitalized with COVID, the first time county hospitalizations have broken double-digits since the start of the pandemic, Otsego County Public Health Director Heidi Bond reported this evening. “Most of them have been sick for a couple of weeks,” she said. “But they’re remaining sicker for longer periods of time.”…
22 Cases Arise Over The Weekend 10 Quarantined After COVID Exposure On Thanksgiving COOPERSTOWN – 10 Otsego County residents had to go into quarantine after guests at their Thanksgiving dinners tested positive for COVID-19, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health director. “Someone at those parties became sick either on Thanksgiving or a few days after,” she said.…
27 COVID Cases Reported Over Thanksgiving Holiday COOPERSTOWN – With 11 cases reported on Thanksgiving and 16 reported today, COVID-19 numbers continue to climb in the county, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health director. The county has seen cases triple in the last week, including more than 40 cases stemming from the an outbreak at the Copper Fox tavern. The Red Jug Pub and the Beer Barrel Inn have also seen cases, and customers at both bars were…
SUNY Oneonta’s CSEA Agrees To Free, Mandatory C-19 Tests ALBANY – The CSEA contract with SUNY campuses, including Oneonta’s, has been extended to include free, mandatory testing of the union’s members, SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Mary E. Sullivan announced today.…
COVID-19 Vaccine Due; Drugstores Prepare By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – When the COVID-19 vaccine is available, Otsego County will be ready. “Before the pharmacies could give the flu shot, we used to do a lot of the vaccinations,” said Heidi Bond, county public health director. “We are well aware of what needs to be done when we go into communities that may not have a lot of options for vaccinations.” With the announcement that Pfizer, whose…