Onondaga County Health Department

Health officials are asking people to get their flu shots, to prevent the spread of the virus.

Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon is nominating Dr. Kathryn Anderson from Upstate Medical University to take over the role.

Dr. Indu Gupta will step sown from her position as Onondaga County Health Commissioner on July 1.

Onondaga County Health Commissioner Dr. Indu Gupta announced her resignation Wednesday, and will leave her post July 1.

Just days before Thanksgiving, the Onondaga County health department recorded 14 overdoses in a 24-hour span.

As central New York continues to receive an above average amount of rain this month, health officials are warning about the risk of more mosquitoes than usual.

Last year, Onondaga County had more fentanyl and fentanyl with heroin-related deaths than any other year, going back nearly a decade. The numbers are continuing to climb, as health officials say fentanyl is being put into a variety of other substances.

Onondaga County officials are reviewing the details of new mask-wearing guidance released Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…

Updated at 4:30 p.m.Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon has confirmed the first two cases of the coronavirus in the county. The individual is a woman…

There are still no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Onondaga County or in central New York. One person in Syracuse and one in Tompkins County are…