The need for blood products doesn’t pause for holidays, game days or a pandemic. As COVID-19 cases have risen across the U.S., so has the need for convalescent plasma – leading to a shortage of this potentially lifesaving blood product. To help address the shortage of convalescent plasma, the American Red Cross is teaming up … Read more
ALBANY – Governor Andrew Cuomo is hot with hospitals that are not doing their fair share of administering the new COVID -19 vaccine. So, he gave them an ultimatum…use them or lose them. Hospitals that fail, could face a $100,000 fine. Cuomo pointed to state Health Department data showing that only about 46% of the … Read more
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COOPERSTOWN – While the eve of the New Year has reported no new deaths, 33 new cases for the county were reported on December 31st – a near all-time high next to the 35 cases reported on Dec. 8 and Dec. 18. December has been the deadliest month in the county since the first cases … Read more
COOPERSTOWN – The area’s first baby of the year here in Otsego County was a keeper. The boy came in at 9 pounds, 3 ounces and is 22 inches long. ‘Allan Cotton, son of Mallory Diederichs and Scott Cotton was born – a week early – at 9:31 a.m. New Year’s Day at Bassett Hospital. … Read more