Delaware County Public Health

The COVID-19 virus is still claiming lives in Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego Counties, despite the decline in active cases. Here's your update.

Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego County are forgoing contact tracing and instead concentrating on helping people get vaccinated and tested for COVID as needed. Otsego DOH has also stopped reporting active case numbers since they feel that they can no longer accurately report.

Just like everywhere else, COVID-19 cases numbers are climbing rapidly in Delaware County, so much so, that public health officials announced the need to discontinue (at least for now) doing individual contact tracing.

Schools in New York State get to now decide to 'test to stay' related to a negative test for COVID-19. Find out what that means for schools in Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego Counties.

Do you feel like you're in the "Groundhog Day" movie, and just like the main character, waking up on any given day this week, experiencing this same time last year all over again when it comes to COVID-19?

As we head for a new year to begin, health officials on a national, state, and local level are all holding their breaths, wondering what impact holiday gatherings will have on COVID-19 case numbers and if hospitals will see a dangerous influx of new cases.

Public Health concerns are rising in Otsego County with COVID case numbers continuing to rise before Christmas and before holiday gatherings. As of yesterday (12/15) the health department reported that 1200 people in the county were in quarantine.

Here's a local update on COVID-19 vaccine availability and an update on case numbers for Chenango, Delaware And Otsego Counties

Here's a local update on COVID-19 vaccine availability and an update on case numbers for Chenango, Delaware And Otsego Counties

Here's a local update on COVID-19 vaccine availability and an update on case numbers for Chenango, Delaware And Otsego Counties