Syracuse, NY – The number of new Covid-19 cases in Onondaga County has fallen below 400 for the sixth consecutive day, Onondaga County executive Ryan McMahon said on Saturday.
The reduction in the number of Covid-19 cases in the county follows a four-day run, from January 7 to 10, in which the county registered more than 450 cases per day.
Onondaga County’s seven-day positivity rate has also dropped to 5.5%, according to McMahon. That number was 8.6% two weeks ago.
Despite the steadily improving numbers, five people have died from Covid-19 since Friday. Those who died were 87, 79, 59, 96 and 87 years old.
The number of people who are currently hospitalized with Covid-19 has dropped by 22 people, to 175. Saturday is the first time since December 2 that only 175 have been hospitalized with the new coronavirus.
Thirty-nine of those hospitalized are currently in the intensive care unit and seven people are waiting to be transferred to the Covid-19 transition unit.
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