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Governor Cuomo announced today that the state has 92,381
cases of the Coronavirus, 13,383 hospitalized, 3396 of those are in ICU beds,
over 7400 have recovered & the Death Toll is 2373.
Governor Cuomo said that as a Governor he cannot order a
company to begin manufacturing items that health care professionals need to
battle the Coronavirus, he did implore businesses to contact the state to find
out how they can go about it:
(Cuomo businesses)
The Governor also said that while the epicenter is
downstate, all rural upstate Counties all have at least 1 Coronavirus positive
case, and that does not bode well for the rest of the country:
(Cuomo Upstate)
Cuomo said that the latest models suggest that the apex of
coronavirus cases could happen within 7 to 30 days, depending on the success of
social distancing.
Chenango County Health Department announced today that they
have positive 32 cases of the coronavirus.
99 people are in Precautionary Quarantine, there are 200 people in
Mandatory Quarantine,
On Wednesday afternoon, members of the Delaware County
Sheriff’s Office, Franklin 1st responders were dispatched to a single vehicle
roll-over accident, involving serious personal injury, on Dunk Hill Road in the
Town of Franklin. The driver, 41 year old
Matthew Baxter of Franklin was entrapped and partially ejected from the
vehicle. Life Net helicopter air-lifted
Baxter to Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, a dog riding in the truck
was not injured. The Investigation
revealed that Baxter lost control, struck a culvert, became airborne and
over-tuned before striking a tree with the roof of the vehicle, preliminary
investigation indicates excessive speed was a contributing factor.
The Village of Sidney police Department announced today,
that the village has closed all public playgrounds and basketball courts. They
will remain closed until further notice
The City of Oneonta announced that they will begin yard
waste and brush curbside pickups on April 13th.
Pickups in Oneonta's First through Fourth Wards will start on the 13th,
Pickup in the Fifth through Eighth Wards will begin April 20th. More information is available at 432-2100.
The State budget for the 2020-2021 fiscal year is getting
wrapped up, State Budget Director Robert Mujica said that the state will lose
10 billion dollars in revenue between now & July 15th, due to the virtual
shutdown of the state, and the push back of filing state taxes until July 15th,
all due to the Coronavirus. The budget
shortfall is expected to be about 15 billion dollars in the new budget, the
state does have some money in reserve to deal with it & it will be
revisited in the month ahead after the number of Coronavirus cases decreases to
manageable levels & non-essential workers can go back to work.
The State Department of Labor
announced that 369,025 initial Unemployment Insurance claims were filed for the
week ending March 28th, an increase of 288,516 claims from the 80,509 claims
that were filed the previous week. Compared to last year, initial claims for
Unemployment Insurance increased by 2,674%.
State Police Superintendent Keith Corlett announced the
State Police have launched a new recruiting effort to attract the best and
brightest qualified candidates to join The State Police. The State Police will
be holding a new Trooper entrance examination this fall. Online applications
are now being accepted, to apply, candidates can visit joinstatepolice.ny.gov
and apply online, they can text JoinNYSP to (518) 240-3959, or call
1-866-NYSP-EXAM. The exams will be held in October.
Delaware County has had its first death from the coronavirus, the deceased had been hospitalized with the disease and died Wednesday. Delaware county has 19 positve cases so far, excluding 4 positve tests that were returned to their county of residence. 2 people have recovered, 10 are recovering at Home, 6 are hospitalized, 43 are in Mandatory Quarantine & 9 are in Precautionary Quarantine, 182 people have been tested.
Congressman Anthony Brindisi and
local health experts & officials will hold another Telephone town hall
Today afternoon at 5:00 pm. Constituents
are encouraged to RSVP at Brindisi.House.gov/live to receive a call.
Constituents can call 855-614-0159 to join at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, Additionally;
the call will be streamed with closed captioning for the hearing-impaired at
Brindisi.house.gov/live.
The Broome County Health Department announced their latest
coronavirus numbers Wednesday afternoon.
They have 41 total cases, with 4 deaths, the latest being a man in his
70's at Lourdes Hospital Tuesday. 40
people in precautionary quarantine and 145 in mandatory Quarantine, 6 people
have recovered
cases of the Coronavirus, 13,383 hospitalized, 3396 of those are in ICU beds,
over 7400 have recovered & the Death Toll is 2373.
Governor Cuomo said that as a Governor he cannot order a
company to begin manufacturing items that health care professionals need to
battle the Coronavirus, he did implore businesses to contact the state to find
out how they can go about it:
(Cuomo businesses)
The Governor also said that while the epicenter is
downstate, all rural upstate Counties all have at least 1 Coronavirus positive
case, and that does not bode well for the rest of the country:
(Cuomo Upstate)
Cuomo said that the latest models suggest that the apex of
coronavirus cases could happen within 7 to 30 days, depending on the success of
social distancing.
Chenango County Health Department announced today that they
have positive 32 cases of the coronavirus.
99 people are in Precautionary Quarantine, there are 200 people in
Mandatory Quarantine,
On Wednesday afternoon, members of the Delaware County
Sheriff’s Office, Franklin 1st responders were dispatched to a single vehicle
roll-over accident, involving serious personal injury, on Dunk Hill Road in the
Town of Franklin. The driver, 41 year old
Matthew Baxter of Franklin was entrapped and partially ejected from the
vehicle. Life Net helicopter air-lifted
Baxter to Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, a dog riding in the truck
was not injured. The Investigation
revealed that Baxter lost control, struck a culvert, became airborne and
over-tuned before striking a tree with the roof of the vehicle, preliminary
investigation indicates excessive speed was a contributing factor.
The Village of Sidney police Department announced today,
that the village has closed all public playgrounds and basketball courts. They
will remain closed until further notice
The City of Oneonta announced that they will begin yard
waste and brush curbside pickups on April 13th.
Pickups in Oneonta's First through Fourth Wards will start on the 13th,
Pickup in the Fifth through Eighth Wards will begin April 20th. More information is available at 432-2100.
The State budget for the 2020-2021 fiscal year is getting
wrapped up, State Budget Director Robert Mujica said that the state will lose
10 billion dollars in revenue between now & July 15th, due to the virtual
shutdown of the state, and the push back of filing state taxes until July 15th,
all due to the Coronavirus. The budget
shortfall is expected to be about 15 billion dollars in the new budget, the
state does have some money in reserve to deal with it & it will be
revisited in the month ahead after the number of Coronavirus cases decreases to
manageable levels & non-essential workers can go back to work.
The State Department of Labor
announced that 369,025 initial Unemployment Insurance claims were filed for the
week ending March 28th, an increase of 288,516 claims from the 80,509 claims
that were filed the previous week. Compared to last year, initial claims for
Unemployment Insurance increased by 2,674%.
State Police Superintendent Keith Corlett announced the
State Police have launched a new recruiting effort to attract the best and
brightest qualified candidates to join The State Police. The State Police will
be holding a new Trooper entrance examination this fall. Online applications
are now being accepted, to apply, candidates can visit joinstatepolice.ny.gov
and apply online, they can text JoinNYSP to (518) 240-3959, or call
1-866-NYSP-EXAM. The exams will be held in October.
Delaware County has had its first death from the coronavirus, the deceased had been hospitalized with the disease and died Wednesday. Delaware county has 19 positve cases so far, excluding 4 positve tests that were returned to their county of residence. 2 people have recovered, 10 are recovering at Home, 6 are hospitalized, 43 are in Mandatory Quarantine & 9 are in Precautionary Quarantine, 182 people have been tested.
Congressman Anthony Brindisi and
local health experts & officials will hold another Telephone town hall
Today afternoon at 5:00 pm. Constituents
are encouraged to RSVP at Brindisi.House.gov/live to receive a call.
Constituents can call 855-614-0159 to join at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, Additionally;
the call will be streamed with closed captioning for the hearing-impaired at
Brindisi.house.gov/live.
The Broome County Health Department announced their latest
coronavirus numbers Wednesday afternoon.
They have 41 total cases, with 4 deaths, the latest being a man in his
70's at Lourdes Hospital Tuesday. 40
people in precautionary quarantine and 145 in mandatory Quarantine, 6 people
have recovered
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