New Infections Low, But COVID Still Here COOPERSTOWN – The county Health Department today reported five new COVID-19 cases, three related to SUNY Oneonta and two county residents. While the figures show single-digit infections, they also show COVID remains among us. County Public Health Director Heidi Bond reflected that in her exhortation, “Stay home and save lives!” SUNY Oneonta reported one new case, but that may reflect “fluctuations” in reporting times. Hartwick College reported no new cases.…
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LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 We’re Getting Closer To A COVID-19 Vaccine. Then What? It appears that we are getting closer to the development of vaccines for COVID-19. There have been some missteps in the process, including the development of an unexplained illness in one participant in the U.K. study of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine. This required a halt to the study for about a week while the data was being reviewed. The study is progressing again at this time.…
SUNY Infections Ebb, Bringing Crisis To End By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – As this week began, only 158 SUNY Oneonta students and residence assistants were left on campus. In a normal year, that would have been over 3,000 of the 6,000+ enrollment. “At present, there are only three SUNY students in isolation on campus,” Diane Georgeson, Oneonta Public Health officer, told Common Council during her report on Tuesday, Sept. 15. “There are 52 in isolation off…
LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 Even Now, Is Enough Being Done At SUNY? By RICHARD STERNBERG • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it,” wrote George Santayana. What about the recent history of the spread of COVID-19 and the attempted reopening of colleges was so difficult for SUNY Oneonta to learn? How can you trust 6,000 adolescents and very young adults to do what is correct when set free after being…
Free Rapid COVID Testing Due Tuesday, Wednesday At Armory ONEONTA – The Otsego County Department of Health will offer two more chances to get a free, rapid-test for COVID-19 Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 15-16. The tests will be offered from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the Oneonta Armory, 4 Academy St. All Otsego County residents are eligible, but reservations are required and can be made by calling (607) 547-4279. The tests are offered as a partnership with Bassett Healthcare and the…
COVID Outbreak Stays On Campus, DOH Chief Advises SUNY Tally, 671; In County, 7 Cases Surfaced In Same Period By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The “large outbreak” of COVID-19 at SUNY Oneonta has not spread to the community, according to county Public Health Director Heidi Bond, in reporting eight new cases on Friday. That is on a par with seven reported Thursday and seven reported, Wednesday, down from the dozens of cases being reported daily last…
Steady At 11, Positive Cases At Hartwick Decline To 9 ONEONTA – Hartwick College’s COVID-19 cases have held steady at 11 since Monday, college spokesman David Lubell reported today. Meanwhile, two of the cases have recovered, leaving nine current positive cases. …
14 Cases Over 2 Days, As Outbreak Tails Off ONEONTA – As the COVID-19 outbreak at SUNY Oneonta continues to tail off, the county Health Department reported a few minutes ago that 14 cases surfaced on campus today and yesterday. That’s a far cry from last week, when infections were topping 100 a day during the “large outbreak,” as the DOH described it. Total cases related to the SUNY outbreak, which erupted the week of Aug. 24 and led to…
Oberacker: NYS Should Send ‘Immediate Financial Relief’ After SUNY-O Crisis County Will Suffer From State Bungling, He Says; Barber Calls For Broader Relief To Localities ONEONTA – The State of New York should provide “immediate financial relief” to Oneonta and surrounding communities for the damage caused by the mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak at SUNY Oneonta, Republican state Senate candidate Peter Oberacker said today. Oberacker, who is running to succeed Jim Seward, R-Milford, in the 51st District, suggested the state…
Numbers Don’t Jibe, But Message Does: COVID’s On A Roll County, SUNY Oneonta Totals 123 Apart ONEONTA – The numbers don’t agree, but they tell the same story: COVID-19 continues its rampage through the SUNY Oneonta community: • At 7:10 this evening, the county Health Department department reported tallying 51 new cases today, 50 at SUNY Oneonta, and the 51st Hartwick College’s third. The total for the past five months is 506, and the SUNY Oneonta total is 384. •…