On February 11, 2020 the World Health Organization announced an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, first identified in Wuhan China. The new name of this disease is coronavirus disease 2019, abbreviated as COVID-19. In COVID-19, ‘CO’ stands for ‘corona,’ ‘VI’ for ‘virus,’ and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as “2019 novel coronavirus” or “2019-nCoV”. There are many types of human coronaviruses including some that commonly cause mild upper-respiratory tract illnesses. COVID-19 is a new disease, caused be a novel (or new) coronavirus that has not previously been seen in humans. The name of this disease was selected following the World Health Organization (WHO) best practice for naming of new human infectious diseases.
New York Pandemic State of Emergency Extended
New York Governor Kathy Hochul says there is still a State of Emergency due to the ongoing pandemic.
Broome Ends COVID Updates
Broome County Executive Jason Garnar says he has given his last regularly scheduled COVID-19 weekly briefing due to a continued drop in the rate of infections.
Do You Take Your Family Time For Granted?
My point was that we need to get as much family time in as we can, because life is short, and you never know how much longer you have to enjoy their company.
New York Governor Unveils Winter COVID "Toolkit"
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is announcing a new “Winter Toolkit” for fighting the continued COVID-19 pandemic.
Penn State Scientists Find Deer Infected With Omicron Variant
19 out of 131 white-tailed deer tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
Will it Stay or Will it Go?
There are conflicting reports over the future of New York’s masking orders for public places and schools.
NY Mask Mandate Still Up in the Air
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is continuing to review the extension of the state’s mask mandate as the number of new COVID-19 infections continues to slow.
Broome COVID Rates Continue to Improve
Broome County Executive Jason Garnar predicts it will be a couple of months before Broome is back to new COVID-19 infection rates in the single digits.
NY Mask Mandate Extended
New Yorkers will be required to wear masks whenever inside in any public settings for an additional 11 days.
Broome COVID Infection Rate Falling
Broome County Executive Jason Garnar says the positivity rate in the county has fallen below ten percent for the first time in four weeks to eight percent.