4 New Cases Locally;
2 People Hospitalized
COOPERSTOWN – COVID-19 is still with us, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond said today in reporting four new local cases in the past four days. Two people are now hospitalized locally with the disease.
Thursday, Bond had reported another four cases.
“Be mindful that the virus is still in our community,” she said, “and it continues to be very important to practice social distancing and wear a mask when social distancing is not possible. Wash hands frequently especially after using the rest room and before eating.
“If you have symptoms of COVID, have traveled to a state with a high infection rate, or have been in contact with someone with COVID get tested,” she said.
Here are the current numbers:
• 89 total confirmed cases, up from 85 July 16.
• 10 active cases
• 2 hospitalized
• 74 recovered from illness
• 5 deaths
WEAR YOUR MASK! Please. The life you save may be mine.
I feared this would happen after the unwise opening of the Baseball Hall of Fame on June 26. Since then, one can regularly observe visitors from out of state walking around Cooperstown and NOT wearing masks and who knows who and how many have complied with Governor Cuomo’s 14-day quarantine. It’s an untenable situation which unenforced will translate into more confirmed infections and deaths. Close the Baseball Hall of Fame!, for starts.