Broome County reports 10th COVID-19 death, warns about possible exposure at Vestal Walmart

Customers who were in the store on April 12 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. in the grocery department are being asked to self-quarantine and contact their doctor if they develop symptoms such as a cough, fever, and shortness of breath.

The 14-day incubation period will be over on April 26. The Walmart employee did not work while symptomatic, the department noted.

Broome County was up to  195 total COVID-19 cases as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. It had 43 recoveries, 142 active cases, and the 10 deaths.

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