P.M. NEWS MONDAY 2-8-21
Governor Cuomo today gave a COVID 19 briefing in Albany, he stated that the number of people allowed to have the vaccines continues to far greater that the supply the state gets each week from the federal government, but an increase is coming, and they may also shift supply from Hospitals that are failing to deliver vaccines to their staff:
(Cuomo 2-8-21)
Southern Tier hospitals are still among the highest in vaccinating staff. COVID testing on Sunday was over 197,000 with just over 4% positivity rate, the lowest since late November. Hospitalizations, Patients in ICU Beds & on Ventilators continues to trend downward, there were 114 deaths from the virus Sunday.
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Chenango County Public Health reports that they are up to 2237 COVID 19 cases with 47 deaths, since the pandemic started early last year. They have 26 hospitalized, 129 active cases & 335 quarantined.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies responded Saturday to a domestic dispute on State Highway 10 in the Town of Walton. The investigation by Deputies revealed that the dispute occurred in the presence of a child, the suspect is accused of damaging the victim’s phone in an attempt to prevent contacting law enforcement assistance. Deputies arrested 37 year-old Anthony Anastasio of Walton for criminal mischief and endangering the welfare of a child, he was arraigned virtually and was released on an appearance ticket for Walton Town Court at a later date, and a Temporary Order of Protection was issued for the victim.
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2 Supermarket chains announced today that they will merge and become a bigger presence in upstate counties. Price Chopper/ Market 32 & the Tops Supermarkets chain will merge, the company will be headquartered in Schenectady & the merger should become official in about 3 months.
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Organizers of the Binghamton St. Patrick parade announced today that they will cancel the event for the 2nd year in a row. The event was scheduled for March 6th but will be cancelled again this year due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic.
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State Police in Troop “C” issued 672 vehicle and traffic law tickets during the Super Bowl weekend. Police issued 218 speeding tickets, 15 safety restraint violations, 18 for the Move Over law, 10 for distracted driving, 9 for driving while intoxicated/driving while impaired, Troopers responded to 30 accidents over the weekend and responded to 314 calls for service.
A.M. NEWS MONDAY 2-8-21
State Police are investigating a fatal crash Friday night, where 50-year-old Douglas Parker of Halstead, Pennsylvania, was traveling west in the eastbound lanes, he struck a GMC SUV head-on driven by 27 year old Brooke Seidel of Windsor, her passengers were a 29-year-old male passenger and children ages 1, 3 and 4. Seidel attempted evasive action but was struck head-on by Parker’s vehicle, she went into a guardrail, Parker’s vehicle rolled over & he was ejected. A third vehicle was struck by debris, the driver was not injured. Parker died at Wilson Hospital, Seidel’s passengers escaped the vehicle, she was extricated & later died at Wilson Hospital, 2 of the children suffered bleeding to the head & face.
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Delaware County Public Health reported 13 new cases of COVID Saturday, & and 10 new cases Sunday, with 19 hospitalized, 244 in quarantine & 100 active cases, they have reported 39 deaths from the virus since last spring.
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The State Health Department reported 250,892 COVID Tests on Friday, with 10,025 Positive results, a rate of 4%. Patient hospitalizations were down by more than 150 to 7,649, the Number of ICU Patients was down slightly to 1,459 & the number on ventilators was down to 979, there were 143 Deaths from the virus.
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Republican Claudia Tenney has been named the winner of the 22nd Congressional District race following vote certification today, incumbent Congressman Anthony Brindisi has conceded the race to Tenney this afternoon.
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The Sidney Central School District was notified that a 3rd grader & an 8th grader have tested positive for COVID-19. The last time the students were on campus was February 3rd & January 29th respectively. The Delaware County Health Department has conducted an investigation and contact tracing has been completed. There will be no change to the instructional model at this time.
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Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul will deliver a Virtual 2021 Budget Presentation to the Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce today at 1:00 PM; Chamber Members can register at business.greaterbinghamtonchamber.com/events.
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