Matt Petrillo reports.
Coronavirus numbers by county: May 26, 2020
The most updated coronavirus statistics from Oneida, Herkimer and Otsego counties for May 26, 2020.
Matt Petrillo reports.
TO FINE OUT HOW IT WENT AT HISBEACH.REPORTING LIVE, CLEVE BRYAN,CBS-3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS".IN PENNSYLVANIA NURSINGHOMES MAKE UP MAJORITY OF THECOVID-19 RELATED DEATHS.THERE IS A PUSH TO EXPANDTESTING TO NURSING HOMESACROSS OUR AREA AND ACROSS THECOUNTRY.MATT PETRILLO'S IN CENTER CITYWITH WHAT SOME ARE ASKING FOR,HI THERE, MATT.REPORTER: GOOD AFTERNOON TOYOU.WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCED THAT ITIS URGING THE CORONAVIRUSTESTING OF MORE THAN A MILLIONNURSING HOME RESIDENT, ACROSSTHE UNITED STATES, OVER THENEXT TWO WEEKS.ALTHOUGH SOME STATES AREALREADY TESTING, STAFF, ANDRESIDENT IN NURSING HOMES LIKEMARYLAND AND WEST VIRGINIA,BUT PENNSYLVANIA DOES NOT,INSTEAD, IT ONLY TESTSRESIDENTS SHOWING SYMPTOMS ANDTHAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FORADVOCATES BECAUSE IN THEKEYSTONE STATE THE CORONAVIRUSIS NOW LINKED TO MORE THAN2400 DEATHS, FROM NURSINGHOMES.PLEASE TEST EVERYONE INNURSING HOMES.THE RESIDENT AND THE STAFF.IT DOES FEEL LIKE A DEATHTRAP.ANYPLACE WHERE YOU HAVE PEOPLEWHO LIVE IN THAT CLOSE TO ONEANOTHER, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVEPROBLEMS, WITH INFECTIONCONTROL.ON THE OTHER HAND THERE ARETHINGS THAT YOU CAN DO.I MEAN ONE OF THEM IS USE OFPPE.ANOTHER IS SEGREGATING, PEOPLEWHO HAVE THE DISEASE, OR HOFFBEEN EXPOSED TO THIS DISEASE.NOW PENNSYLVANIA STATE HEALTHOFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THAT THEYARE CONSIDERING DOINGADDITIONAL TESTING IN NURSINGHEMS BUT THEY ALSO EXPLAINEDWHY THEY HAVE BEEN SLOW TOROLL THAT OUT.WE HAVE THAT COMING UP ON
The most updated coronavirus statistics from Oneida, Herkimer and Otsego counties for May 26, 2020.
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