Broome

Broome County’s positivity rate for coronavirus infections is going up over the past few days along with the pandemic death toll.

Health Departments in Broome, Cortland and Tioga Counties all have lists of locations where people may have been exposed to the coronavirus recently.

Broome County Executive Jason Garnartalks about all that has been going on this year on the weekly, local public affairs program, Southern Tier Close Up.

Part of Broome County remains under New York State’s COVID yellow micro-cluster caution zone for at least another week.

Both Broome and Tioga County are reporting additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 since their November 5 update.

For the first time in months, almost every county in the Southern Tier is reporting additional deaths due to COVID-19.

Broome County reports its fifth death from COVID-19 since Friday, October 23.

Broome County’s mobile COVID rapid testing unit will be moving while sites open in Cortland County.

Broome and Cortland County Health officials are reporting new possible exposure sites to the coronavirus.

COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Broome County and a nursing home is back on the County’s hotspot list for the coronavirus.

A man and a woman in Broome County and a Tioga County resident have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic this week.

New York State Electric and Gas is still trying to get the lights back on to tens of thousands of customers affected by October 7 storms.

The Broome and Cortland County Health Departments are issuing alerts about additional businesses are identified as potential coronavirus exposure sites.

New York State Electric and Gas is still assessing the damage from a couple very strong storm systems that swept through the region.