Three people die from COVID-19 in Oneida County in last day

UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Monday reported three new COVID-19-related deaths, two of which were nursing-home residents. That brings the county’s total deaths to 115 since the pandemic started.

Oneida County also reported the following coronavirus statistics:

• 14 new positive cases, bringing the county’s total to 1,986
• 8 coronavirus patients are hospitalized in Oneida County (7 at MVHS, 1 at Rome Memorial), down from 9 patients the day before
• 2 patients are admitted in a hospital outside Oneida County, up one from the day prior
• 1 hospitalized patient in the county is a nursing-home resident receiving acute care (the person is at MVHS)
• 207 active positive cases, up 7 from a day ago
• 1,664 people with the virus have recovered, up 4 from the day before
• 70,964 total tests have been conducted
• 68,978 total negative results
• 207 people are in mandatory isolation, up 7 from a day earlier
• 1,057 are in mandatory quarantine, up 54 from Sunday

The county’s infection rate was 1.81 percent in the last day with 14 positives out of 772 total tests.

Oneida County also reported the following recent potential public exposures to the virus:

7/24/20

Date of exposure: 7/24/20

Time of exposure: 6:30-7:00 p.m.

Place of exposure: Colonial Laundromat

Address of exposure: Genesee Street, Utica

Wore mask: yes

Symptom Monitoring period: up to 8/7/20

 

7/23/20

Time of exposure: 8-10 a.m.

Place of exposure: Price Chopper

Address of exposure: Commercial Drive, New Hartford

Wore mask: yes

Symptom Monitoring period: up to 8/6/20

 

7/19/20

Time of exposure: time unknown

Place of exposure: Dao Trang Minh Dang Quang Temple

Address of exposure:190 Riverside Drive, Utica

Wore mask: Not during chanting

Symptom monitoring period: 8/2/20