COVID update and tractor pull pop up vaccination clinic

Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

As of Friday, Aug. 13, there are 87 active cases with 14 reported today and four hospitalizations.

Otsego County is now in a state of high community transmission.

There will be a walk-up vaccination clinic at the Hartwick Fire Department tractor pull at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 15.

The Otsego County Department of Health encourages those who haven’t already gotten vaccinated to do so.

According to their figures, 76% of COVID cases in Otsego County have come from individuals with no vaccinations while 24% have been vaccinated.  100% of hospitalizations were from individuals who were unvaccinated with 60% being under the age of 64. In addition, 20%  of cases were below the age of 18.