Omicron

COVID-19 infections are back on the rise, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting "very high" viral activity nationwide.

A new study has shown that rats are capable of spreading variants of Covid-19, making New York City's rat problem even more important.

Officials with the Broome County Health Department plan to make a formal announcement soon concerning how to get the new COVID-19 booster shot.

Chenango County Health Department is advising residents of an increase in levels of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater surveillance data over the past two weeks.

Broome's Health Commissioner says if you are due for a COVID booster, it is best to get one as soon as possible and not wait for the new version.

Broome County is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, prompting the county executive to hold his first COVID briefing in months.

Some significant COVID-19 numbers are being passed as cases again start to rise, this time due to a subvariant of the Omicron mutation.

New Yorkers age 50 and older who received their first COVID booster at least four months ago are eligible for another free booster.

A few counties in the Southern Tier: Chenango, Delaware and Tioga Counties over the past week even had a day with no new cases reported.

New York State plans to start testing wastewater in all counties across New York State for variants of the coronavirus and track changes in concentration.