LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
If Numbers Keep Rising
In Mohawk Valley Region,
County May Be Re-Closed
By RICHARD STERNBERG • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
At his news conference today, Governor Cuomo made public the result of the latest antibody testing story for all of New York State. The numbers don’t look good for the Mohawk Valley region (which includes Otsego County), and the governor made a brief comment to that effect.
The antibody testing indicates that somebody's had the disease.
The Mohawk Valley had the largest percentage gain of patients who took the test that turned up positive. Previous tests showed 2.7 percent positive; we now have 5.5 percent positive. This is a gain of 2.8 percent or more than twice the rate previously. This puts us in the top four regions in the state in terms of percentage positive.
Only New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley have higher numbers We also have the second largest increase in percentage with a gain of 2.8 percent for a relative gain from our previous one of over 100 percent. Only the North Country had a higher relative percent increase and it started out at about half our rate.
