COVID update for Otsego County STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As of Tuesday, June 1, COVID cases in Otsego County have decreased to a 0.6% positivity rate with 1% of tests coming back positive, according to the Otsego County Health Department. Currently there are 15 active cases with two hospitalizations as a result of COVID. As COVID cases continue to go down, many businesses and towns are seeing an easing of COVID restrictions. A mask ordinance in Cooperstown is…
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Delgado visits Otsego County to tout American Rescue Plan By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-NY19, appeared in Otsego County on Thursday, May 28, to speak about the money the county will receive from the American Rescue Plan, which he help shepherd through Congress. Otsego County receive about $11.5 million, he said, half of which has already been delivered, with the other half to follow within a year. Other county towns and villages will…
Idelson aims for smooth Hall transition, induction By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will have an encore from its former leader, as Jeff Idelson returned May 15, as interim president. Idelson, who left the Hall in 2019, after 25 years, including more than 12 as president, replaced Tim Mead, his hand-picked successor. Mead left mid-May, saying the isolation from his family in Southern California during the coronavirus pandemic made him unable…
50 Years Old? You Are Now Eligible For Vaccine ALBANY – Starting tomorrow at 8 a.m., New Yorkers 50 years of age and older will be eligible to receive the COVID vaccine, Governor Cuomo announced in today’s briefing. “We continue to kick vaccinations into overdrive throughout the state by expanding eligibility, establishing new vaccination sites and opening up eligibility to providers to reach new populations,” he declared. ” However, limited supply from the federal government means that New Yorkers should…
Committee Plans ‘Robust’ Hometown Fourth Of July ONEONTA – Looking forward to continued easing of COVID restrictions, Oneonta’s First Night Committee announces it is planning a “robust” Hometown Fourth of July celebration this year, according to David Hayes, an organizer. The Hometown Fourth was canceled last year, due to COVID, as was the other major Fourth of July event in the county, the Springfield “oldest in the nation” parade, which has been cancelled again this year.…
COVID Case Shuts CCS For One Week COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown Central’s new superintendent, Sarah Spross, announced yesterday that a junior-senior high school student tested positive for COVID, and that school will be closed beginning today through Friday, March 26. Students will shift to remote instruction, and volleyball practice and games have been suspended through next Saturday. “While many of our staff have received the vaccination,” Spross said, “they are not considered fully vaccinated because they are not two weeks past…
COVID In Retreat, Drugovich Reports ONEONTA – After a bump in COVID positives at Hartwick College, President Margaret Drugovich is reporting that testing of every on-campus student and employee this week yielded only two positives (both students) were detected. In addition, three positive cases were found among students who were already in required quarantine off-campus, she added.…
IN MEMORIAM Gilbertsville Couple Succumbs To COVID Eugene, Linda Keenan Die At Chase Home GILBERTSVILLE – Eugene and Linda Keenan of Gilbertsville, both passed away peacefully at Chase Memorial Nursing Home in New Berlin during the coronavirus pandemic. Eugene was born on Feb. 15, 1942, in Queens, a son of the late Michael and Marie (Marron) Keenan. Linda was born on Nov. 12, 1948, in Brooklyn; a daughter of the late John and Viola (Gloster) Blair. Together, they lived most…
Holiday Fallout Still Felt Locally By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The COVID-19 death toll continues to climb. Why? According to Public Health Director Heidi Bond, the fatalities are still largely related to the holidays, including as far back as Thanksgiving. “A lot of these people were those that were hospitalized for a long period of time,” Bond said today. One ongoing cluster remains active at a nursing home within the county that has yet to be…
CLICK HERE FOR FULL REPORT NYT Finds Otsego County At ‘Extremely High Risk’ The New York Times is reporting Otsego County at an “extremely high risk level” for COVID-19. “Cases are extremely high and have increased over the past two weeks,” said The Times in its county-by-county assessment. “The number of hospitalized Covid patients has fallen in the Otsego County area. Deaths have remained at about the same level. The test positivity rate in Otsego County is high, suggesting that cases may be undercounted.”…