Delaware

New York State has now passed 75,000 COVID deaths since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.

Most Southern Tier Counties being tracked in regular updates since the start of the coronavirus outbreak have reported new deaths over the past few days.

Residents can now text to get information from the Susquehanna River Region 211 information service.

Recently, there had been a drop in new COVID cases but the number of serious illness requiring hospitalization and deaths in the Southern Tier have been up.

With the county at a medium community level on the CDC map, the Tompkins County Health Department Friday suspended the Mask Advisory.

Broome County has recorded its 60-thousanth COVID-19 case since the start of the pandemic.

A court-appointed expert has released a draft of new congressional maps for New York that are more favorable to Republicans.

Tioga & Delaware County Sheriff’s Departments let residents know about appeal to join the New York State Sheriff’s Institute as an honorary member.

Broome County is to get over $1.6 million in the first round of payments under New York’s settlement with the manufacturers and distributors of opioids.

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Winter Storm Warning in effect from 6 p.m. April 18 to noon April 19 for much of the Southern Tier.

Steady rain from April 7-8 is causing some flooding concerns in the region.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced more than 20-million COVID-19 tests are being distributed throughout the Spring to help control the disease.

Visibility and freezing on roadways can be a concern as wide areas of fog and below freezing temperatures grip the entire region.

Snow only adds to the inconvenience for hundreds of New York State Electric and Gas customers in the Southern Tier who started a second day without power.