Oneida County reports 22 COVID-19 cases, no deaths in last day

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 Wednesday reported that 22 people tested positive for the coronavirus, down one from 23 cases the prior day.

Oneida County also reported the following COVID-19 statistics:

  • The 22 cases brings the county’s total to 1,936
  • No new COVID-19-related deaths, 111 total
  • 13 coronavirus patients are hospitalized in Oneida County (11 at MVHS, 2 at Rome Memorial), down by 3 from a day ago
  • 1 patient is admitted in a hospital outside Oneida County, down from 2 the day before
  • 5 hospitalized patients in the county are nursing-home residents receiving acute care (4 at MVHS, 1 at Rome Memorial)
  • 232 active positive cases, up 7 from a day ago
  • 1,593 people with the virus have recovered, up 15 from the day before
  • 66,673 total tests have been conducted
  • 64,737 total negative results
  • 232 people are in mandatory isolation, up 7 from a day earlier
  • 900 are in mandatory quarantine, down 71 from Tuesday

The county’s infection rate was 2.17 percent in the latest day with 22 positives out of 1,016 total tests.

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