Oneida County reports deadliest day yet with four COVID-19 deaths

UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Thursday reported four COVID-19 deaths, bringing its total to 27.

It’s the most deaths reported in the county in one day since the pandemic started, eclipsing three deaths on a couple prior days in late April.

Oneida County also gave out the following statistics, in addition to the four deaths.

• 19 new positive virus cases, 699 total
• 25 patients are hospitalized in Oneida County
• 3 are admitted in hospitals outside of Oneida County
• 310 active positive cases
• 362 virus recoveries
• 5,575 total tests have been conducted
• 161 test results are pending
• 4,715 total negative results
• 860 people are under mandatory quarantine
• 972 are in precautionary quarantine
• 6,084 people have been discharged from mandatory and precautionary quarantine

The county also said it has launched a resource page on its website to help Oneida County businesses through the reopening process. It includes a best-practices guide, business-reopening toolkit, and reopening checklist. It’s available at: https://www.ocgov.net/exec/RestartOneidaCounty