P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 2-10-21
Governor Cuomo announced today in his COVID briefing, that the vaccine supply will be increased again from the federal government:
(Cuomo 2-10-21)
The Governor also announced that starting February 23rd, sporting events & concerts will be allowed with certain restrictions, the 1st event will be a Brooklyn Nets Basketball Game at the Barclays Center.
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The State Health Department continues to see favorable numbers regarding COVID. The state tested over 176,000 New Yorkers Tuesday with 4% positive, the lowest rate since late November, Hospitalizations continue to decrease, the number of Patients in an ICU bed went up slightly & the number of Patients on Ventilators decreased to 955, there were 136 COVID related deaths Tuesday.
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Chenango County Public Health reported 19 new cases of COVID 19 today, they have 110 Active Cases, 302 in Quarantines, 25 hospitalized and a total of 2256 since the pandemic began.
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This week Delaware County Public Health has been allocated 100 doses Of the COVID 19 Vaccine, all are allocated for 1b essential workers. Employers in Delaware County seeking COVID-19 vaccinations for their staff that are listed in Phase 1B can email their contact information to dcph@co.delaware.ny.us. More information about Vaccines is available at nyuhs.org/southerntiervax
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A.O. Fox Hospital’s Tri-Town Campus announced that they will be holding a blood drive in partnership with the American Red Cross on Monday, February 15th, between 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the main conference room at 43 Pearl Street West in Sidney. Appointments are required at redcrossblood.org or by calling 1-800-REDCROSS, all blood types are needed.
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City of Norwich Emergency Management Director A. Wesley Jones announced that after 26 years, he will retire from that position effective on April 20th. Jones joined the City as the Assistant Emergency Management Officer in April of 1995 & in January 1997, he took the position he now holds.
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State Police responded Tuesday Morning at about 11:30, to Interstate 88 west in the town of Bainbridge for a 2-vehicle crash involving a State Department of Transportation Plow and a garbage truck. The westbound lanes were closed at exit 9 for several hours to remove the two vehicles. An investigation revealed that the plow truck was in the left lane plowing the passing lane and shoulder of the roadway. The garbage truck passed on the right and struck the snowplow wing on the passenger side. The impact caused both vehicles to go into the median. The garbage truck was registered to Global Transportation in Iowa & was being operated by 77-year-old male from Tennessee, The DOT truck was operated by a 22-year-old male of Oxford with a 55-year-old passenger of Greene, and No injuries were reported. The roadway reopened around 2:20 p.m.
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State Police at Binghamton are searching for a missing runaway teen. 15 year old Trevor Mallory was last seen on February 2nd at 4:30 PM leaving an address on Colesville Road in the town of Colesville. Troopers were told he got into a grey colored 4-door-sedan; the vehicle make and model are unknown. Mallory is described as 5 foot 9 inches and 135 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes, anyone with information should contact State Police at 775-1241.
A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 2-10-21
Current Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig announced the passing of Former Oneonta Mayor & Businessman Albert “Sam” Nader at the age of 101. Nader co-owned the Oneonta Yankees Baseball team from the late 60’s until 2008 & was responsible for getting Oneonta an airport while mayor.
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The Otsego County Department of Health was notified of 10 deaths related to COVID in residents of a long term care facility in January. The total deaths for 2021 are now 24; they reported 15 new COVID cases, they have 98 active cases, 17 hospitalized. Otsego now has 43 COVID deaths since early in 2020.
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Delaware County Public Health reported 9 new cases of COVID 19 Tuesday; they have 96 active cases, 21 hospitalized and 225 in quarantine. County residents can find about more about vaccinations at nyuhs.org/southerntiervax.
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The Sidney Central School District has been notified that a 3rd grade student has tested positive for COVID-19. The student has not been on campus since Friday, February 5th. The Delaware County Health Department has conducted an investigation and the contact tracing has been completed. There will be no change to the instructional model at this time.
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