New York State has now surpassed 75,000 COVID deaths since the pandemic began in March 2020. n
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New York State surpassed 75,000 COVID deaths since the pandemic began in March 2020. According to the update, the state reported another 73 deaths on Tuesday, Nov. 1, bringing the death toll to 75,044.
These few days have been exceptionally fatal for the Southern Level, with new COVID-19 deaths reported in most counties in the region.
Broome County reported 3 more deaths on Nov. 1 for a total of 569. Chenango County recorded another death for a total of 129, Delaware County lost residents due to the pandemic for a total of 86 and Tioga County also recorded one new death for a total of 89. Cortland County has not risen its death toll since Oct. 12, when it rose to 129.
However, the number of new infections has remained constant.
In northern Pennsylvania, no new deaths were recorded in Bradford, Susquehanna or Wayne counties during the week and the number of new cases gradually declined after a spike last week when Bradford County added more than 250 cases to its weekly tally. Bradford added 32, Susquehanna 11 and Wayne 10.
Meanwhile, in her regular update on COVID-19 to the state, New York Governor Kathy Hochul suggested surveillance as the vacation technique for the protection and fitness of families. The Democrat said last month that children five and older could get the bivalent. booster shots to increase COVID-19 coverage. He also encouraged New Yorkers to get a flu shot because flu season is already widespread across the state.