Victim Wasn’t At Bar; ‘Secondary Infection’ Cited New COVID Death Tied To Copper Fox By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A man who caught COVID-19 from someone who tested positive following the outbreak at the Copper Fox in Oneonta has died after a month in the hospital, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health Director. “This person didn’t go to the bar, but they contracted the disease through secondary spread from someone who did,” she said.…
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COVID Shutters Mel’s, Hawkeye Into New Year COOPERSTOWN – With Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health Director, citing “at least one case” of COVID-19 each among staff members at Mel’s at 22 and the Hawkeye Grill at The Otesaga, both restaurants have temporarily shut their doors to diners. “Until recently, we have been very fortunate that our Mel’s at 22 community has not been affected by COVID 19,” wrote Brian Wrubleski, owner of Mel’s, in a Facebook posting on Christmas…
4 COVID Deaths Mark New Record For Otsego County By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Four new COVID-19 deaths were reported today, marking the highest single-day reported total yet, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health Director. “They have all been sick for a while and were all hospitalized,” Bond said. Two were male and two were female, all over age 55. There have been 16 deaths in the county since the first cases were reported…
Bond: Over Holidays, 50 COVID Cases Emerge COOPERSTOWN – With 21 cases of COVID on Christmas Eve and 29 over Christmas and today, 50 cases of COVID-19 were reported by the Otsego County Health Department this evening. There are 114 active cases, with 14 hospitalizations. Earlier in the week, Bond expressed concerned that holiday travel will produce a sharp uptick in cases within the next two weeks, similar to what the county experienced after Thanksgiving.…
December Deadliest Month, Bond Says By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com With three deaths in two weeks, four people in the ICU and 16 hospitalized, Otsego County Public Health Director Heidi Bond has declared December to be the deadliest month of the COVID-19 pandemic so far. “Three deaths in a month is the most we’ve had,” she said. “Before that, it was two in April.” The victim, a woman over 55, had not been in the ICU, but had…
With 4 Deaths, December Deadliest Month 2nd COVID Death Reported From Adult Home Cluster COOPERSTOWN – A second woman has died from COVID-19 after she was exposed at the adult home where she was residing, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health Director. Her death comes just one week after the first death from the reported adult home outbreak, which started when an employee came to work after being exposed to the virus during a Thanksgiving gathering.…
11th COVID Death Marks 3rd In Month COOPERSTOWN – A third woman has died of COVID-19 this month, Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health Director, reported this evening. This marks the 11th death in the county since the pandemic began in March. Bond reports that the victim, a woman over 55, had not been intubated, but had been hospitalized for “less than a week” when she succumbed to her illness.…
35 Cases Today, 16 Hospitalized Bond: Daily COVID-19 Dashboard Moves Online COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego County Department of Health will begin posting their daily COVID-19 totals on their website, doing away with the daily press releases, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health Director. The website will also include a graphic, charting the daily totals for the last 60 days. Press releases will be sent out to report deaths or clusters where people may need to isolate following an…
In Just 2 Days, 32 Test Positive COOPERSTOWN – Fourteen people tested positive for COVID-19 today, with 18 testing positive yesterday, Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health Director, has reported. Sixteen people have been hospitalized, but there have been no additional deaths after the two reported earlier this week.…
With 10th Death, County ‘Overwhelmed,’ Bond Says County Staffing Increased As Deaths, COVID Infections Keep Growing By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Help is on the way after county Public Health Director Heidi Bond lamented that her department is “overwhelmed.” “We’re barely keeping up with the cases coming in,” she said. “With contact tracing, that means you might not get a call if you’ve been identified as a close personal contact in a timely manner.” On Monday, Dec. 14,…