COVID-19

Broome County on May 19 reported two more lives lost bringing the total to seven for the week.

With new COVID cases soaring locally, health officials are letting residents know more free COVID-19 home test kits are available through the mail.

Broome County Health Department and area hospital officials are expressing concern about an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in recent days.

Organizers of the annual Levine, Goulden and Thompson Tennis Challenger tournament say the event will not be held in Binghamton in 2022 due to COVID protocols.

Broome Health Department Director Mary McFadden is the guest on Southern Tier Close Up to talk about where we stand with the current COVID situation.

Add New York Governor Kathy Hochul to the statistics for new cases of COVID-19 detected in the past several days.

The surge in COVID-19 cases in New York continues and is spreading beyond a hotspot in Central New York and the Finger Lakes.

Southern Tier COVID-19 case numbers are also reflecting the high transmission of the latest subvariant of the coronavirus.

The CDC is recommending residents of Broome, Tioga, Susquehanna and Bradford counties wear masks due to a jump in COVID-19 infection rates.

Broome County officials officials say masks are still required to be worn on the County's public transit buses.