Month: February 2021

There has been another confirmed case of the United Kingdom COVID-19 variant in New Jersey, this time in the north ward of Trenton, Mayor W. Reed Gusciora announced today. City officials were notified that a COVID-19 test from a North Trenton resident showed the presence of the United Kingdom COVID-19 variant (B.1.1.7), the mayor said. That resident has since tested negative, and the one other person in the household is undergoing testing now. The first two cases of the same variant were reported in New Jersey on Jan. 22. According to the CDC website, this variant spreads faster and more easily than other versions of the virus. “With the emergence of this variant in Trenton, we can’t think of a more important time to remind our residents to keep their guard up,” said Gusciora. “That mea...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Five more people in Onondaga County have died from Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 626, according to county data. The most recent deaths include two women, ages 73 and 66, and two men, 89 and 85, according to an update from County Executive Ryan McMahon. The fifth person was a nursing home resident; the state doesn’t release detailed information about those deaths. The number of newly confirmed cases in Onondaga County continues to subside from the surge around the holidays. Today, the county confirmed another 115 cases from the most recent test results. In the past week, 2.4% of tests, on average, have come back positive. In the past week, the county has averaged 111 new cases a day. The prior week? That daily average was at 162, according to county ...

New Jersey on Saturday reported another 3,783 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 78 additional deaths, as the number of those vaccinated continued to rise while nearly 250,000 vaccine doses earmarked for the state were expected to help with the struggling rollout. The latest update from Gov. Phil Murphy was posted on Twitter and comes a day after signing a law to expand outdoor dining options for restaurants, bars and distilleries. In addition, the increase in indoor dining capacity from 25% to 35% took effect Friday morning. Other venues including gyms, personal care services and casinos were included in the 35% expansion. New Jersey’s 71 hospitals reported 2,895 patients hospitalized with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases, down 21 patients than the previous day. The number of p...

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