BULLETIN SUNY-O MAY RUN OUT OF ROOMS FOR ILL BY TOMORROW ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta is expected to run out of space for quarantining students by tomorrow, a college spokesman said, and administrators will hold a planning meeting this afternoon to explore options. Already, the college has set aside three dorms with a total capacity of 137, where quarantining students, who have tested positive but aren’t necessarily showing symptoms, must remain for 14 days. Also, Mayor Gary Herzig confirmed this…
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MOSTLY SPARED, HARTWICK WILL STILL GO REMOTE With Only 2 Cases, Drugovich Announces ‘Precautionary Step’ ONEONTA – With only two cases, compared to SUNY Oneonta’s 245 (as of now), Hartwick College President Margaret L. Drugovich nonetheless announced a few minutes ago the college is immediately switching to all-remote instruction for 14 days as a precaution, through Sept. 15. “Because of the sudden and steep increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Oneonta community, we have decided to commence…
With 68 Positives, SUNY-O Now At 245 COVID Cases ONEONTA – 68 students tested positive for COVID after SUNY Oneonta received 481 test results from their on-campus screening, bring the total number of students infected to 245, according to a release from the college. During the Control Room briefing last night, President Barbara Jean Morris said she anticipated a spike, as 2,000 tests were conducted on students on Sunday and Monday.…
Second COVID Case Emerges At Hartwick ONEONTA – A second Hartwick College student is in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19, the college reported this morning. According to college, this second case is unrelated to the first case, which broke yesterday. The student is isolating at home.…
LOCAL NEWS GOES WORLDWIDE SUNY ONEONTA FINDS 83 NEW CASES TODAY New Campus Total 188; Plus One Each In City, At Hartwick ONEONTA – With news of SUNY Oneonta’s outbreak circling the globe, another 83 news cases were reported a few minutes ago by the Otsego County Department of Health. In addition, one single case surfaced in neighboring Hartwick College, and another infection surfaced in the campus’ host City of Oneonta. The health department “continues to investigate a large outbreak,”…
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2 In Cooperstown Tested For Rabies After Bat Infected COOPERSTOWN – A bat tested positive for rabies in Cooperstown Friday, and two people were exposed and are being tested, the county Health Department reported today. A bite from a rabid animal can be fatal, and the health department is cautioning people to say away from stray or wild animals, and make sure their children do, too.…
TEAM DUE IN ONEONTA WEDNESDAY ARMORY, ST. JAMES, FOOTHILLS TO HOST FREE RAPID-TESTING Get COVID Results In 15 Minutes By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Following the outbreak of COVID-19 at SUNY Oneonta that has infected 105 students, Oneonta residents will be able to make appointments for free rapid COVID-19 testing at the Armory, Foothills and St. James Church starting at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2. “We are continuing our efforts in Oneonta,” said Governor Cuomo in…
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Single COVID Case At Hartwick College ONEONTA – On Sunday, Hartwick College determined that a student has tested positive for COVID-19, the first confirmed case on the Hartwick campus. The student is isolating at home, the college reported today. The county Department of Health is responsible for contact tracing and will notify individuals with whom she/he may have had contact.…