Oneida County COVID-19 death total rises by two, to six

Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. speaks at a mid-March briefing. (Photo credit: Oneida County Twitter)

UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Thursday reported two more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the county’s total to six.

The county provided no further details about the deceased in its Thursday email update.

Oneida County also reported 10 new coronavirus infections, bringing its total to 249. Officials says 26 patients are hospitalized with the disease in Oneida County and seven are in hospitals outside the county. The data also indicates that 66 positive cases have been resolved.

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In addition, health-care workers have conducted 1,712 tests, with 155 results pending and 1,308 negative results.

The county also reported that 404 patients are under mandatory quarantine, 432 are under precautionary quarantine, and 1,797 have been discharged from mandatory and precautionary quarantine.

Eric Reinhardt: