COVID-19 Cases Dip; Hartwick Uptick Flattens By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www. AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Zero cases of COVID-19 were reported in Otsego County Monday, Nov. 2. Three cases reported Tuesday, Nov. 3. The spikes at Hartwick College and in Cooperstown following a 75-person wedding have, for now, quieted down. “It’s slowed down considerably,” said Heidi Bond, Otsego County public health director. Tuesday, Hartwick College and SUNY Oneonta both reported one case each. The other two cases were in…
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Otsego County Tops 1K COVID Cases Since Spring COOPERSTOWN – With 12 Hartwick College students testing positive for COVID-19 today, the county has reported 1,011 cases of the virus since the pandemic started this spring, according to Heidi Bond, Otsego County public health director. “We are busier now than we were in April,” she said. “We have more cases now. People are getting lax with social distancing, they’re gathering with friends and family and not wearing masks.”…
27 STUDENTS POSITIVE SO FAR Hartwick Reports 12 COVID-19 Cases ONEONTA – With 12 new cases reported this morning, Hartwick College now has 27 students who have tested positive for COVID-19 following an outbreak that was traced to Red’s Ale House. This puts the college halfway to mandatory closure, per the state’s guidelines. According to Paula Lee Hobson, VP, College Advancement, 58 students – five percent of the on-campus population – would need to test positive in order to prompt…
Facing COVID-19 Cluster, Hartwick Confines Students By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With 12 cases at Hartwick College since Friday, Oct. 23, President Margaret L. Drugovich is asking students to stay in Oneonta for the next 27 days. “And if you choose to travel to a red or orange zone, you will not be allowed to return to campus for the remainder of the fall semester,” she said in a video posted on the college website, www.hartwick.edu.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 Horror Stories From The Museum HORROR AT MUSEUM – 6 p.m. Enjoy evening of spooky stories from students, faculty, & staff. Will feature readings and performances of original, classic tales of horror and the macabre. Presented by Yager Museum of Art & Culture, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Visit www.facebook.com/yagermuseum/ for info. VOTE – Noon – 8 p.m. Early Voting open. Meadows Office Complex, 140 Co. Hwy. 33W, Cooperstown. Visit www.otsegocounty.com/departments/board_of_elections/index.php for info.…
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At SUNY, 3 Cases With 4 New COVID Cases, Hartwick College Now Has 9 ONEONTA – Four new cases of COVID-19 were reported at Hartwick Collegethis morning, bringing the campus total to nine, nearly doubling the number reported earlier in the week, according to David Lubell, Media Relations Manager. SUNY Oneonta, meanwhile, reported two cases on Tuesday and one new case on Saturday.…
COVID Cases Climb To 5 At Hartwick College ONEONTA – Three new cases of COVID-19 were reported this afternoon at Hartwick College, rising the total to five active cases on the campus after several weeks without a reported case. “We still don’t know the origin,” said Paula Lee Hobson, VP, College Advancement. “But we are holding to the Social Compact and encouraging students to remain on campus.”…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 Conversation With The Artist ARTIST CONVERSATION – 8 p.m. Join Artist Luke Swinson, whose work is displayed in ‘dadibaajimo: Two Mississauga Artists Share Stories’ exhibit, for discussion of his art. Presented by Yager Museum of Art & Culture, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Visit www.facebook.com/yagermuseum/ for info.…
Infections Dissipate At SUNY, Elsewhere By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With five days of zero COVID-19 cases, SUNY Oneonta is finally breathing a sigh of relief. “It’s the longest since the college’s first cases were reported on Tuesday Aug. 25,” said Hal Legg, chief communication & marketing officer. “We’re very encouraged.” With a total of 712 cases since the outbreak, including one employee, the Oneonta campus is seeing cases decline substantially. Between Thursday, Oct. 1, and…
