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The Cortland County Health Department is asking business owners in the county to update their emergency contact information with the County’s 911 Center.

Chenango County now says, starting January 20, it would no longer be posting daily statistical COVID reports.

Some residents in the City of Binghamton will have to boil all water intended for consumption, cooking and other uses until further notice.

Broome County officials have announced the new variant of the coronavirus, first identified only a few weeks ago in South Africa, has made it to Broome County.

Broome County Executive Jason Garnar says 20% of COVID cases in the county are in residents under the age of 17.

The Chenango County Health Department is offering some advice for the growing number of people using at-home COVID-19 test kits.

New York State is starting a new social media campaign to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among school-age children.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and the Department of Health are issuing the COVID-19 pandemic guidelines for schools ahead of the start of the new school year.

School districts around the region have been updating their web pages now the New York State Health Department says masks are required in school buildings.

New York state is backing off on a plan announced May 4 to make mask-wearing optional in K-12 schools starting May 7.