corionavirus (COVID19)

The future governor of New York State said on Wednesday that under her administration, masks will be mandated for all schools. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will take the oath of office on August 24th, after Governor Andrew Cuomo resigns.

The arguing has already begun over students in New York being required to wear masks to school, whether or not they are vaccinated. Thanks for nothing, Governor Cuomo!

COVID-19 numbers in Herkimer and Oneida County continue to remain steady with new testing numbers released on Saturday. There were no new COVID deaths reported by the Oneida or Herkimer County Health Departments.

The Covid-19 mass vaccination site located at the New York State Fairgrounds will soon begin running 24 hours a day.

Oneida County surpassed some new milestones on Saturday with another day of triple digit positive cases, and sadly two more deaths.

A case of COVID-19 has forced the closure of three schools in the Whitesboro Central School District on Tuesday. Whitesboro High School, Middle School and the Parkway School will move to remote learning for Tuesday, November 3rd, while the school district and Health Department conduct contact tracing.

There's now a definite trend of increasing COVID-19 cases in Oneida County as another day of double digit increases is logged on Saturday.

Another day in a COVID-19 world, and another double digit day of new cases in Oneida County. On Sunday, the County Executive's office released the latest data over the last 24-hour period and added 15 new COVID-19 cases.

Do people die because of COVID-19 even though they don't ever have the virus?  The answer is yes, and Dr. Kent Hall of Mohawk Valley Hospital Systems (MVHS) calls it collateral damage. A recent call into the the Keeler Show on WIBX revealed a death that occurred at a local store in which a woman collapsed and required medical attention...

This week the Turning Stone Resort and Casino announced that they will be re-opening their casino in a plan they're calling phase one starting on June 10th. So, what will be open and what won't? Listen to the interview on the Keeler Show.