April 24 Update on COVID-19 Cases in Our Local Area

We continue to keep you updated on confirmed cases in our tri-county region of Central New York. As of yesterday afternoon, according to The New York State COVID-19 Tracker, the total number of cases in Chenango County are at 82, Delaware County Public Health stayed at 65 confirmed coronavirus cases for the second day in a row and in Otsego County there are 57 total COVID-19 cases.

According to the NYS Department of Health, there are currently 263,460 cases of confirmed COVID-19 in the state with 6244 new cases confirmed statewide yesterday.

Please note that the number of confirmed cases does not reflect the actual number of cases because of limited testing for the virus.

New York State Department of Health recommends that if you have a fever, cough or are experiencing shortness of breath, you should contact your health care provider to find out if you meet current criteria for testing. For more information visit covid19tracker.health.ny.gov or call the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) 24/7 Hotline at 1-888-364-3065.