COVID-19 News From Onondaga County

ACTIVE	RECOVERED	DEATHS	TOTAL
3,898	22,785	563*	27,241

Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon gives a COVID-19 update 1/20/21

Click here for more information on the vaccine from Onondaga County’s Health Department

Due to the rise in cases, the Onondaga County Health Department will not announce public exposures to COVID-19, instead focusing that energy on contact tracing. Because of community spread, residents should assume a risk of being exposed to COVID-19 when they go out in public. Direct contacts of positive coronavirus patients will still be contacted by the health department. Please remember to take precautions such as wearing a mask, keeping your distance, and washing hands frequently. Everyone should monitor their health for symptoms of COVID-19, stay home if they feel ill, and contact their doctor for further guidance.

More COVID-19 news from Onondaga County

• Onondaga County Exec. asking for patience as more become eligible for COVID-19 vaccine (1/11/21)
• Asymptomatic COVID-19 testing available at multiple locations in Onondaga County (12/27)
• Onondaga County loses 12 more people to COVID-19, including a 35-year-old man (12/26)
• Onondaga County reports record number of new COVID-19 cases on Christmas Eve (12/24)
• Onondaga County’s COVID-19 positive rate trends downward, 8 more COVID-19 deaths over last 24 hours (12/23)
• 5 more COVID-19 deaths announced in Onondaga County, hospitalizations slightly increase (12/20)
• Onondaga Co. reports its 50th COVID-19 death in the last 7 days, making it deadliest week since pandemic began (12/19)
• 401 new cases, 3 deaths in Onondaga County due to COVID-19 (12/18)
• Loretto’s Fahey Building transformed into COVID-only building to free up more hospital beds (12/18)
• 1,000 people vaccinated for COVID-19 in Onondaga Co., nursing home residents receive vaccination next week (12/17)
• Onondaga County Executive McMahon: Wednesday marks ‘deadliest day in the pandemic’ with 18 new deaths (12/16)
• Upstate gets its 1st shipment of vaccines as other hospitals wait for their own (12/15)
• Onondaga County loses 11 more neighbors to COVID-19 in last 24 hours (12/12)
• Onondaga County offers free COVID-19 testing to residents experiencing symptoms this weekend (12/12)
• Syracuse hospitals limit elective surgeries to help staffing (12/11)
• Record high number of COVID cases in Onondaga County, more neighbors die from the virus (12/11)
• COVID-19 testing sites announced for people not experiencing symptoms of the virus in Onondaga County (12/10)
• Onondaga County reports its most COVID-19 cases in a single day Sunday (12/06)
• Onondaga Co. Executive talks COVID-19 numbers, vaccinations (12/04)
• Onondaga County Executive: ShoppingTown Mall could be used as COVID-19 vaccination site (12/04)
• Onondaga County announces schedule for second wave of schools to receive mandatory COVID-19 testing (11/29)
• Onondaga County surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 cases (11/28)
• Schedule for mandatory COVID-19 testing released for 30 schools in Onondaga County (11/27)

Onondaga County Resources

Onondaga County Health Department

• Website: OnGov.net/health/
• Phone: 315-435-3252
• Hotline for Senior Citizens for Nutritional Information & Resources: 315-218-1987
• Child Care Solutions: 315-446-1220
• VolunteerCNY.org: 315-428-2229
• Follow Onondaga County on social media
  • Facebook: /OnondagaCounty/
  • Twitter: @OnondagaCounty

Upstate Triage Hotline: 315-464-3979

To donate medical supplies like certified masks, gloves, and gowns:

• Email: EMWeb01@ongov.net
• Call 315-435-2525

NYS Department Of Health

• Website: Health.NY.gov/Diseases/Communicable/Coronavirus
• Hotline: 1-888-364-3065
• Follow the NYS Department of Health on social media
  • Facebook: /NYSDOH
  • Twitter: @HealthNYGov

Centers For Disease Control (CDC)

• Website: CDC.gov/Coronavirus/2019-nCoV
• Phone: 800-232-4636
• Follow the CDC on social media
  • Facebook: /CDC
  • Twitter: @CDCgov

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