Five more Onondaga County residents have died from COVID-19 in the last day, County Executive Ryan McMahon announced Friday, bringing the total number of deaths in the county to 65.
Three of the people who died were hospitalized, two were in nursing homes. That brings the total number of nursing home deaths from COVID-19 to 21. The total number of cases in the county is up to 1,284. 64 people were hospitalized, 13 are in critical condition. McMahon said the increase in hospitalizations is a result of nursing homes dropping residents who have COVID-19, regardless of their symptoms, to area hospitals. McMahon expects those numbers to drop off soon.
"We need to remember everybody we've lost in this process, not just to COVID-19, but everybody we've lost in the community where their families have been unable to grieve together," McMahon said.
The Onondaga County Health Department also announced several new potential exposures to the coronavirus, after a shopper visited a number of businesses in the county. Members of the public who shopped at the following stores on the days and times listed may have been exposed:
Mavis Muffler, 404 Oswego Street in Liverpool
- Saturday, May 2: 11:00 to 11:30 am and 5:30 to 6:00 pm
Walmart, 6438 Basile Rowe in East Syracuse
- Saturday, May 2: from 1:30 to 2:00 pm
Tractor Supply Co. Store, 6641 Manlius Center Road in East Syracuse
- Saturday, May 2: 2:30pm to 3:00 pm
PetSmart, 3865 Route 31 in Liverpool
- Sunday, May 3: 1:15 to 1:30 pm
Lowe’s, 3856 Route 31 in Liverpool
- Sunday, May 3: 2:30 to 2:45 pm
Aldi, 3942 Route 31 in Clay
- Sunday, May 3: 3:00 to 3:20 pm
Peppino’s Pizza, 1849 Grant Blvd. in Syracuse
- Monday, May 4: 1:20 to 1:30 pm
Wegman’s, 4979 West Taft Road in Liverpool
- Monday, May 4: 6:00 to 6:30 pm
"This is what a regular weekend looks like for many families. They're just living life, but there's still that level of risk," McMahon said.
