Oneida County daily coronavirus cases slow to low single digits

Dressed in full personal protective equipment (PPE), Amy Samson, RN, an employee of Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) performs a dry run prior to the recent opening of the hospital’s COVID-19 collection station. The station is open by appointment only. RMH on Tuesday submitted its required “surge” plan to prepare the facility for an increase in critically ill patients from the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo credit: RMH)

UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Monday announced just two new coronavirus cases in the last day, continuing the recent trend of single-digit daily infections.

The county had four virus cases on Sunday and nine on Saturday. Its three-day average of infections fell to just five, the lowest level since late March.

Oneida County also reported the following COVID-19 statistics on Monday:

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  • The 2 new virus cases bring the county’s total to 2,060
  • 0 new COVID-19-related deaths, 115 total
  • 10 coronavirus patients are hospitalized in Oneida County (9 at MVHS, 1 at Rome Memorial), unchanged from the day before
  • 2 patients are hospitalized outside Oneida County, up one from a day prior
  • 3 hospitalized patients in the county are nursing-home residents receiving acute care (all 3 at MVHS), unchanged from Sunday
  • 175 active positive cases, down from 208 a day earlier
  • 1,770 people with the virus have recovered, up 35 in the last day
  • 76,622 total tests have been conducted.
  • 74,562 total negative results
  • 175 people are in mandatory isolation, down by 33 from a day ago
  • 1,069 are in mandatory quarantine, up 14 since Sunday

The county’s infection rate was 0.31 percent in the last day with two positives out of 642 total tests.

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