The Daily Star's four-county region of Chenango, Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie counties has had 34,372 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 354 deaths as of 3:30 p.m. March 25. This will be the final update, as only one local county is updating numbers on a regular basis. Latest numbers can be found at the state COVID Tracker.
Chenango County
County Population: 47,536
Total cases: 9,237
New cases: 27
Deaths: 109
New deaths: 0
Total tests: 207,367
New tests: 1,203
Cases per 100k, 7-day average: 9.0
7-day rolling average positivity rate: 2.1
Number of people with at least one dose: 30,896 (65.0%)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 29,006 (61.0%)
Booster doses total: 15,648
Total population rate: 32.9%
Eligible population rate: 58.3%
Delaware County
County population: 44,527
Total cases: 8,390
New cases: 51
Deaths: 100 (15 in 2022)
New Deaths: 0
Cases per 100k, 7-day average: 9.3
7-day rolling average positivity rate: 3.0
Number of people with at least one dose: 26,122 (58.7%)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 24,225 (54.4%)
Booster doses total: 13,761
Total population rate: 30.9%
Eligible population rate: 60.8%
Otsego County
County population: 59,749
Total cases: 12,082
New cases: 64
Deaths: 111
New Deaths: 0 (0)
Hospitalizations: 0
Cases per 100k, 7-day average: 13.2
7-day rolling average positivity rate: 3.1
Vaccination rate (at least one dose): 66.5%
Number of people with at least one dose: 39,743
Number of people fully vaccinated: 37,196 (62.3%)
Booster dose total: 23,012
Total population rate: 38.5%
Eligible population rate: 66.8%
Schoharie County
County population: 31,301
Total cases: 4,963
New cases: 12
Deaths: 34
New Deaths: 0
Total tests: 103,955
New tests: 505
Cases per 100k, 7-day average: 8.3
7-day rolling average positivity rate: 2.5
Number of people with at least one dose: 19,152 (61.3%)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 18,117 (58.3%)
Booster dose total: 10,271
Vaccination rate total population: 33.0%
Vaccination rate eligible population: 61.0%
Source: local health departments/State COVID tracker
Worldwide
Cases confirmed: 477,996,009; Deaths: 6,112,512; vaccine doses administered: 10,859,586
28-day: Cases confirmed: 45,645,643; Deaths: 184,533; vaccine doses administered: 398,068,288
United States
Cases confirmed: 79,899,266; Deaths: 976,241; vaccine doses administered: 557,117,020
28-day: Cases confirmed: 1,079,086; Deaths: 34,137; vaccine doses administered: 6,580,696
New York
Cases confirmed: 4,974,362; Deaths: 67,876; vaccine doses administered: 38,067,917
28-day: Cases confirmed: 55,991; Deaths: 641
(Source: COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University as of 3:30 p.m. March 25)
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Below is a collection of our stories and information about the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
Hartwick College has updated its COVID-19 mask policy.
When she heard about the school mask mandate ending on Monday, Margot Fieni was devastated.
There were a lot of smiles visible in the Oneonta schools Wednesday after the state ended its mandate requiring masks in schools to prevent th…
The Oneonta Common Council Tuesday night, March 1, started with a bit of good news about COVID-19.
Delaware County Public Health reported one new COVID-19 death Friday, bringing the county's total to 100.
Chenango County has reported seven more deaths from COVID-19.
The Otsego County Department of Health reported three more COVID-19 deaths in the past week, bringing the county's total since the pandemic be…
Delaware County Public Health will conduct a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for people 12 and older on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 97 Main St. in Delhi.
COVID-19 patients are still filling local hospitals at an alarming rate.
The Delaware County Public Health COVID-19 vaccination clinic scheduled for Friday, Feb. 4, at the Catskill Veterans Outreach Center in Stamfo…
More than 40 people got vaccinated during the a COVID-19 vaccination at the Elks Lodge in Sidney on Jan. 28. That was far fewer than the 129 w…
Chenango County has lost two more residents to COVID-19.
Otsego County reported two new COVID deaths in its daily report and Delaware County reported four more in its weekly report on Friday, Jan. 21.
Delaware County will host a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Delhi on Thursday, Jan. 20.
The death toll from COVID-19 reached a grim milestone in Chenango County on Thursday, and Otsego County is closing in on the same mark.
Chenango and Schoharie counties reported COVID-19 deaths Thursday, while Otsego County announced changes in contact tracing.
ALBANY — New York’s county health departments are no longer required by the state to do contact tracing for COVID-19 cases, giving them a wide…
Chenango County officials have confirmed six more deaths from COVID-19.
Otsego County reported another COVID-19 death Monday.
The Delaware County Department of Health is allowing school districts in Delaware County to opt into a "test to stay" program to monitor the s…
Otsego and Schoharie each reported another COVID death since Wednesday, Jan. 5, the first this year in each county.
Free KN95 masks will be distributed to the public beginning Friday morning at the American Legion COVID test site in 86 W. Main St. in Milford…
The Otsego County DMV is temporarily closed because of COVID issues among staff.
Local COVID-19 numbers continue to climb dramatically.
The first day of the state-run COVID-19 testing site in Milford was busy Wednesday, Dec. 29.
Delaware County officials reported another COVID-19 death Wednesday.
Delaware County is one of six counties in New York state chosen to receive support from the state Department of Health to conduct COVID-19 vac…
The city of Oneonta has announced beginning Jan. 1, all Common Council and all boards and commissions meetings will be held virtually.
The COVID-19 death toll in the area reached 300 on Monday, as local public health agencies reported more people had succumbed to the disease.
Milford will host one of 13 new state testing sites for COVID-19.
Another two Delaware County residents have died of COVID, the county Health Department announced Wednesday, Dec. 22.
Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown and Cobleskill Regional Hospital have been placed on a statewide list of facilities that have occupancie…
Four new COVID deaths were reported by local county health departments over the weekend.
Threats against Otsego County Department of Health employees over state COVID-19 mask mandates had county representatives talking about safety…
Delaware and Schoharie counties reported COVID-19 deaths Monday.
Another Delaware County resident has died from COVID-19.
Three local counties reported COVID-19 deaths Wednesday as the region passed 20,000 recorded cases since the pandemic began
ALBANY — A state-imposed freeze on "non-essential" elective procedures at hospitals that have become filled with patients amid a surge in COVI…
Otsego County's public health director is warning that the COVID-19 pandemic in the county has hit record levels.
The number of COVID-19 cases continues to surge across the region, putting strain on local hospitals.
Another Delaware County resident has died of COVID-19.
Delaware County reported its first COVID death in more than a week, its 77th total, on Friday, Dec. 3.
Otsego County has reported COVID-19 deaths for the third day in a row.
A day after reporting three deaths from COVID-19, Otsego County has reported another.
Three more Otsego County residents have died from COVID-19.
Delaware County's COVID-19 death toll reached 76 on Wednesday, as officials reported two more residents had died from the disease.
Two area counties reported more COVID-19 deaths Tuesday
A surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths in the area continued Monday, as Delaware County reported three more deaths from the disease over the weekend.
As the U.S. opened COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, local counties reported a surge in new cases and more deaths on Friday, Nov. 19.
Another Delaware County resident has died from COVID-19.
The Oneonta Common Council met Tuesday, Nov. 16, and approved its 2022 tentative budget after two amendments.
Chenango County has reported another COVID-19 death.
Otsego and Delaware counties both reported new COVID-19 deaths Monday, Nov. 15.
Two more Delaware County residents have died of COVID-19 during the last two days.
Another Delaware County resident has died from COVID-19.
On Friday, Nov. 6, Otsego County reported its 74th COVID death since the pandemic began. It was its 55 death this year. The county said that …
With New York expecting its first shipment of the COVID-19 pediatric vaccines in the coming days, CNHI's New York bureau invited Dr. Joseph R.…
Three area counties have reported COVID-19 deaths.
Delaware County Public Health will conduct a COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday Oct. 28, at 97 Main Street in Delhi. The cl…
Delaware County officials reported another COVID-19 death Monday.
Delaware County has reported two more deaths from COVID-19.
On Friday, Oct. 15, Delaware County reported it 60th death from COVID-19, its fifth in the past week.
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Delaware County reported four new COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, while Otsego County reported one.
All four counties in The Daily Star's coverage area reported COVID-19 deaths this week.
Delaware County officials reported another COVID-19 death Monday, the county's 55th.
Chenango County has reported another death from COVID-19.
The Otsego County Office for the Aging has reopened several senior dining centers.
Bassett Healthcare Network announced some temporary changes to services beginning Tuesday, Sept. 28 due to a staffing shortage.
A Cooperstown pastor has written a handbook for congregations to use to encourage people to get the COVID-19 vaccination.
Chenango County has reported another death from COVID-19.
Delhi school principal Robin Robbins was placed on leave for refusing to get tested for COVID-19 last week as state rules mandating vaccinatio…
Two new COVID deaths were reported in recent days in the four-county area.
ALBANY— Bringing health care workers from the Philippines and other countries to replace unvaccinated New York hospital and nursing home staff…
The New York State Division of Consumer Protection warned New Yorkers Thursday about the risks of using or buying fake COVID-19 vaccination cards.
Chenango County announced its 83rd COVID-19 death Tuesday, Sept. 21.
Chenango, Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie counties have seen an increase in COVID-19 cases in the past month and they remain at a high level of…
A local center for senior citizens has adapted to withstand the COVID-19 pandemic, offering the population most vulnerable to the disease a sa…
ALBANY —At Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, administrators are trying to fill 219 vacant jobs, 85% of which are for positi…
Otsego County reported its second COVID death this week on Thursday, Sept. 16, but its total number of deaths remained at 67, because of an er…
The number of new COVID cases continue to rise in the area with 154 new cases and another death reported over the past two days.
Though the Rotary Club of Unadilla announced on Sept. 10 that COVID-19 concerns triggered cancellation of its annual Autumn Fest, planned for …
Delaware County Historical Association announced Tuesday, Sept. 14, that a quilt show scheduled to begin this weekend has been canceled becaus…
Another COVID death was reported in the four-county region over the weekend.
The Catskill Choral Society has canceled rehearsals and the planned Christmas with Brass Concert scheduled for this Dec.3 and 4, the organizat…
Another Delaware County resident has died of COVID-19.
The Oneonta Common Council discussed its police review committee's report, hired a new public works director and deputy public works director…
ALBANY — New York's business community is gearing up to comply with another new state mandate, this one requiring employers to have a plan for…
ALBANY — With the state preparing to enforce a new mandate requiring all New York hospital staffers to be vaccinated for COVID-19, health care…
COVID mitigation measures will be in place for an upcoming performance at the Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center in Oneonta.
Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith has canceled its Dan Rion Memorial Antique Engine Jamboree and Powerfest, which was scheduled for Sept. …
The COVID-19 death toll in Chenango County has reached 82.
The Otsego County Department of Health reported the county's second COVID-19 death of the week in a Thursday media release, and also reported …
Two area counties reported new deaths from COVID-19 this week, as a new spike in cases sweeps the nation.
The Delhi Farmer’s Market COVID-19 vaccination clinic hosted by Delaware County Public Health has been canceled this week, according to a medi…
Otsego County is now at a high level of community transmission of COVID-19, according to a media release from the county Department of Health.
Local counties are warning that a surge in COVID-19 cases is getting worse.
The city of Oneonta has instituted a mask mandate for city workers and those who visit city buildings.
The Otsego County Board of Representatives approved a new mask policy at government offices during its meeting Wednesday in response to a rece…
The recent uptick in COVID-19 cases had the Oneonta Common Council worried during Tuesday night's meeting.
Chenango County officials are warning that COVID-19 cases are increasing in their county, particularly among unvaccinated people.
The Otsego County Department of Health will offer COVID-19 vaccines at the Otsego County Fair from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, and Friday,…
COVID-19 infection and death rates, on the decline for weeks in the region, are on the rise.
ALBANY — With the 2021-22 school year set to open in just five weeks, school administrators say they are eagerly awaiting guidance from the st…
Nineteen new COVID cases, but no new deaths, were reported in the four-county region over the past week.
ALBANY — The question of whether health care staffers should be required to get vaccinated for COVID-19 has emerged as a hot topic among upsta…
While COVID-19 infection rates remain low across the region, Delaware County officials announced another COVID-19 death Thursday.
A yearbook detailing people's experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic will be compiled by three Oneonta Girl Scouts and donated to the Greate…
Bassett Healthcare Network’s New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) is working to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to Cent…
Meeting in person Tuesday night for the first time since March 2020, the Oneonta Common Council discussed the city budget, made grant-related …
Delaware County Public Health will conducting a single-dose Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
ALBANY — Pointing to ebbing COVID-19 infection rates, New York's prison system is moving to resume a visitation program that allows qualified …
ALBANY — As New York's pandemic death toll mounted, grieving relatives often faced frustrating logjams due to legal requirements that an origi…
As COVID pandemic-related restrictions ease and life, for many, returns to some semblance of normalcy, local animal rescue experts are concern…
Two more Delaware County residents have died from COVID-19, officials said Thursday.
ALBANY (AP) — New York plans to downscale its mass vaccination sites, including the one at SUNY Oneonta, to focus on communities where the few…
City health officer Diane Georgeson delivered her final pandemic report to the Oneonta Common Council at its regular meeting Tuesday, June 15,…
In a sign of life returning back closer to normal, two local institutions announced over the weekend they were lifting or relaxing visitor res…
The city of Oneonta announced that all city buildings are reopened for full public access starting Monday, June 14.
UHS Delaware Valley Hospital announced Saturday, June 12, it will begin relax visitation restrictions starting Monday, June 14.
Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic last spring, an Otsego County resident has been trying to make the most of life in lockdown — in Nepal.
Delaware County officials said Thursday that two county residents died from COVID-19 during the past week.
The state COVID-19 vaccination site at SUNY Oneonta is now part of the state’s “Vax and Scratch” program. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday…
Starting Monday, June 7, the state COVID vaccination site at SUNY Oneonta will be part of the state's "Vax and Scratch" program, Gov. Andrew C…
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday that New York's seven-day statewide COVID-19 testing positivity rate fell to 0.56% — the 60th consecutive day of…
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday, June 3, announced that the statewide single-day COVID-19 positivity rate dropped to 0.44 percent Wednesday, …
As COVID-19 numbers continue to fall across the area, Chenango County has announced another vaccination clinic.
Over the long holiday weekend, reported COVID-19 cases in the area remained low.
COVID-19 infection rates remained low across the region Friday.
While COVID-19 infection rates remain low in the area, another local death from the disease provided a reminder Thursday that the pandemic continues.
The area saw very few new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday.
The downward trend of COVID-19 cases continued Tuesday, in the local region and statewide.
ALBANY — The Cuomo administration buckled Monday to pressure from parents and Republicans by agreeing to shelve a controversial edict requirin…
Local health departments reported low to moderate numbers of new COVID-19 cases over the weekend.
Otsego County reported another COVID-19 death Friday, the county's 63rd and the region's 203rd.
ALBANY — After writing legislation that would allow the state to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations if herd immunity isn't reached, Assemblywoman L…
Curbside COVID-19 vaccinations will be available in Delhi this summer.
Hartwick College will require all students and employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of the fall 2021 semester.
The number of new COVID-19 cases was in the single digits in all four area counties Tuesday.
Schoharie County reported its 17th COVID-19 death over the weekend. The death is the 202nd across Chenango, Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie counties.
Nearly 100 local residents received their first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday, May 17, at Schenevus Central School.
Otsego County reported six new COVID-19 cases Friday.
New cases of COVID-19 continue to surface across Chenango, Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie counties.
UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital is collaborating with a Norwich craft brewery to offer walk-in COVID vaccinations this weekend.
Otsego County reported its 62nd COVID-19 death Wednesday, bringing the four-county region's total to 201.
The COVID-19 death toll across Chenango, Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie counties reached 200 Tuesday, as Chenango County reported two more fat…
Another Otsego County resident has died of COVID-19.
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the region Friday was low, continuing a recent trend.
The Otsego County Department of Health will work with local schools to make COVID-19 vaccinations available to students and the community
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced further easing of COVID-19 restrictions Wednesday.
Chenango County officials confirmed the county's 74th COVID-19 death in a Tuesday morning media release.
Chenango County reported 42 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend.
State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras has announced SUNY campuses will adopt the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevent…
There were 43 new COVID-19 cases reported across the region Friday, April 30.
UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital will hold its first walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 30, at the Awestruc…
Otsego County officials say a 60th person has died from COVID-19.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday, April 28, announced further easing of COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and catered events.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that all New York state mass vaccination sites will be open to eligible New Yorkers for walk-in v…
ALBANY — What had been intense demand for COVID-19 vaccinations has waned across upstate New York and available appointments are now plentiful.
As COVID-19 cases and deaths drop across the state, more activities are opening up.
The area county hardest hit by COVID-19 has reported another death from the virus.
Veterans, spouses and caregivers can get COVID-19 vaccinations at a walk-in clinic to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 23, at the …
Chenango County officials warned Wednesday, April 21, that COVID-19 cases continue to be a problem there.
Delaware County officials said Tuesday nearly 35% of county residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and a vaccination clinic will take…
Three area counties reported COVID-19 deaths over the weekend.
Three more Chenango County residents and one Otsego County resident have died from COVID-19.
Chenango County reported three more deaths from COVID on Friday.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that more than half of New Yorkers 18 years of age and older have received at least one dose of …
Chenango County officials said Wednesday another county resident has died from COVID-19.
Otsego County has reported another death from COVID-19.
Another Otsego County resident has died from COVID-19.
The area saw an increase of 71 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, April 9, but no new deaths for the third day in a row.
Otsego County surpassed 4,000 total confirmed cases of COVID on Wednesday, April 7.
The number of COVID deaths in the region rose again Tuesday, April 6, with Chenango County reporting three more.
Chenango County this morning announced three more people have died from COVID.
All New Yorkers 16 and older are now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced that performing arts and entertainment venues can reopen at 33% capacity beginning immediately.
Delaware County officials said 26% of the county's population has been vaccinated against COVID-19.
The four-county region passed a COVID-19 milestone Wednesday, as confirmed cases surpassed 10,000 and numbers are on an upswing.
Another Chenango County resident has died of COVID-19.
The eligible age for COVID-19 vaccinations has been dropped to 30 in New York, just in time for a local clinic.
The First Presbyterian Church in Oneonta will ring its church bell beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 27, to remember victims who have lost …
Otsego County reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
Otsego County reported 23 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that, starting Tuesday, March 23 at 8 a.m., New Yorkers 50 years of age and older will be eligible to recei…
Two Otsego County schools were forced to switch to remote learning this week following positive coronavirus tests from students.
Delaware County reported 23 new cases Friday, and one more death.*
ONEONTA — One of 10 new state-run mass vaccination sites opened Thursday, March 18, but not to the public.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo today announced further relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions Thursday.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced further easing of COVID-19 regulations Thursday.
MASONVILLE — Students, teachers and administrators at Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES have had to adapt beyond the pandemic-informed mo…
A mass vaccination center for COVID-19 shots is scheduled to open at SUNY Oneonta on Friday, March 19.*
A mass vaccination center for COVID-19 shots is scheduled to open at SUNY Oneonta on Thursday.
The county hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in our area has reported another death.
Delaware County reported two more COVID-19 deaths over the weekend. Media releases from Delaware County Public Health reported the county’s 43…
For the second day in a row, Delaware County reported a COVID-related death.
Delaware County Public Health reported Saturday, March 13, another person had died of COVID.
Just as the budding flowers and brighter skies of mid-March hint that spring is around the corner, the slow but steadily increasing supply of …
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Friday, granting public and private employees time off to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that domestic travelers will no longer be required to quarantine after entering New York from another U.S…
City and college officials are asking students and other Oneonta residents to forgo traditional St. Patrick's Day activities this year, in lig…
Otsego County reported 11 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday.
More New Yorkers will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations beginning Wednesday.
SUNY Oneonta has been designated to become a mass vaccination site for COVID-19 vaccines.
ALBANY — A statewide group for county health directors is urging the Cuomo administration to stop what it calls its "punitive" approach to COV…
Otsego County continues to report large numbers of new COVID-19 cases, with 47 reported Friday, March 5.
State legislators from the area are lobbying Gov. Andrew Cuomo to establish a state-run COVID vaccination clinic at SUNY Oneonta.
Bassett Healthcare Network is continuing partial visitation for inpatients at its five hospitals — including A.O. Fox Hospital, Bassett Medica…
The Glimmerglass Festival has announced plans to perform outdoors during the summer of 2021 after canceling its 2020 season because of COVID-19.
COVID-19 has shut down a major building project in Delaware County.
ALBANY — A new study is shining a spotlight on COVID-19 fatalities at five government-operated veterans homes in New York, where a total of 24…
