In Just 2 Days,

32 Test Positive

COOPERSTOWN – Fourteen people tested positive for COVID-19 today, with 18 testing positive yesterday, Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health Director, has reported.

Sixteen people have been hospitalized, but there have been no additional deaths after the two reported earlier this week.

“Many of the cases are related to community spread such as small household gatherings, community events and bars,” said Bond in her release. “Anywhere you are gathering without a mask and in close proximity to others puts you at increased risk for illness.”

With a lack of available testing and “overwhelmed” staff at the Health Department, Bond has suggested that those who know the have been exposed to someone who has tested positive – including attending the Open House at Nelson’s Garage in Worcester over the weekend – needs to quarantine until Dec. 19.