SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — It has been a deadly 24 hours for Onondaga County, as the county tragically announced they lost 11 more people due to COVID-19 Saturday.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Onondaga County has lost 294 people to the virus, and another five people are believed to have died from the virus, but were never officially tested for COVID-19.
With the exception of May 7, when a number of nursing home deaths were suddenly added to the county’s death toll because of a delay in reporting, Saturday’s 11 deaths make it the deadliest day of COVID-19 the county has experienced to this point.
Onondaga County also reported 427 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday. As of Saturday, the county has more than 3,250 active cases of COVID-19.
Hospitalizations also increased throughout Onondaga County, as 259 county residents are now battling the virus in a hospital.
The trend of increasing COVID-19 hospitalizations was also seen across the state Saturday. According to the New York State Health Department, 5,359 New Yorkers are now in a hospital with COVID-19. This is the highest number of hospitalizations the state has seen since May 19.
Tragically, 95 more New Yorkers lost their lives to COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
Complete COVID-19 data provided by the New York State Health Department:
- Test Results Reported – 242,927
- Patient Hospitalization – 5,359 (+38)
- Patients Newly Admitted – 705
- Number ICU – 1,029 (+22)
- Number ICU with Intubation – 563 (+17)
- Total Discharges – 90,747 (+595)
- Deaths – 95
- Total Deaths – 27,675
Locally, in the entire Central New York region, the COVID-19 positive rate remained above six percent Friday. According to the State Health Department, approximately 23% of all hospital beds in the region are available. Governor Cuomo said Friday that once fewer than 15% of hospital beds are available in an area, that area could be subject to an Orange Zone based on the areas positivity rate.
COVID-19 hospitalizations for all ten regions in New York State:
| Region | COVID Patients Currently in Hospital in Region | COVID Patients as Percent of Region Population | Percent of Hospital Beds Available in Region (7-Day Average) |
| Capital Region | 258 | 0.02% | 26% |
| Central New York | 317 | 0.04% | 23% |
| Finger Lakes | 639 | 0.05% | 25% |
| Long Island | 842 | 0.03% | 18% |
| Mid-Hudson | 680 | 0.03% | 25% |
| Mohawk Valley | 189 | 0.04% | 24% |
| New York City | 1,701 | 0.02% | 19% |
| North Country | 47 | 0.01% | 46% |
| Southern Tier | 151 | 0.02% | 40% |
| Western New York | 535 | 0.04% | 26% |
| Statewide | 5,359 | 0.03% | 22% |
COVID-19 positivity rates for all ten New York State regions over the last three days:
| REGION | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
| Capital Region | 5.51% | 5.45% | 5.52% |
| Central New York | 6.41% | 6.61% | 6.73% |
| Finger Lakes | 8.03% | 7.81% | 8.04% |
| Long Island | 5.71% | 5.65% | 5.58% |
| Mid-Hudson | 6.41% | 6.33% | 6.10% |
| Mohawk Valley | 7.83% | 7.81% | 7.98% |
| New York City | 4.10% | 4.03% | 3.99% |
| North Country | 4.23% | 4.04% | 4.23% |
| Southern Tier | 2.39% | 2.27% | 2.20% |
| Western New York | 7.22% | 7.22% | 6.84% |
| Statewide | 5.17% | 5.11% | 5.03% |
Since the pandemic began, there have been 764,966 people who have tested positive for the virus.
Breakdown of COVID-19 cases by county provided by the New York State Health Department:
| County | Total Positive | New Positive |
| Albany | 7,718 | 163 |
| Allegany | 1,377 | 27 |
| Broome | 6,390 | 84 |
| Cattaraugus | 1,722 | 38 |
| Cayuga | 1,488 | 67 |
| Chautauqua | 2,271 | 51 |
| Chemung | 3,701 | 50 |
| Chenango | 835 | 20 |
| Clinton | 627 | 30 |
| Columbia | 1,188 | 13 |
| Cortland | 1,434 | 59 |
| Delaware | 500 | 12 |
| Dutchess | 8,976 | 182 |
| Erie | 32,489 | 474 |
| Essex | 368 | 13 |
| Franklin | 432 | 11 |
| Fulton | 801 | 28 |
| Genesee | 1,530 | 43 |
| Greene | 858 | 15 |
| Hamilton | 68 | 0 |
| Herkimer | 1,117 | 55 |
| Jefferson | 962 | 40 |
| Lewis | 552 | 12 |
| Livingston | 1,077 | 28 |
| Madison | 1,505 | 42 |
| Monroe | 22,553 | 720 |
| Montgomery | 748 | 31 |
| Nassau | 69,636 | 899 |
| Niagara | 5,722 | 185 |
| NYC | 351,674 | 3,983 |
| Oneida | 7,607 | 276 |
| Onondaga | 14,772 | 375 |
| Ontario | 1,995 | 75 |
| Orange | 19,330 | 184 |
| Orleans | 838 | 22 |
| Oswego | 2,335 | 63 |
| Otsego | 858 | 18 |
| Putnam | 3,677 | 69 |
| Rensselaer | 2,477 | 66 |
| Rockland | 23,849 | 169 |
| Saratoga | 3,298 | 115 |
| Schenectady | 3,587 | 97 |
| Schoharie | 306 | 13 |
| Schuyler | 379 | 7 |
| Seneca | 469 | 10 |
| St. Lawrence | 1,306 | 36 |
| Steuben | 2,363 | 68 |
| Suffolk | 73,281 | 1,163 |
| Sullivan | 2,435 | 28 |
| Tioga | 1,345 | 16 |
| Tompkins | 1,529 | 52 |
| Ulster | 4,251 | 75 |
| Warren | 746 | 22 |
| Washington | 549 | 11 |
| Wayne | 1,625 | 46 |
| Westchester | 58,244 | 638 |
| Wyoming | 840 | 36 |
| Yates | 356 | 4 |
For more local data regarding COVID-19, click here.
