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Cortland reports 16 new COVID cases

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Cortland County reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, raising the number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began to 13,461, the state Health Department reports.

Tompkins and Cayuga counties reported 28 new cases Thursday, the state reported. The three counties have seen 60,717 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. The number of people who have died from the virus remains 417.

  • No new COVID patients were admitted Wednesday or Thursday to Guthrie Cortland Medical Center, the state reported Thursday. The hospital had seven COVID patients. The state Health Department reports 316,349 tests have been administered. The state has reported 135 deaths.

  • Tompkins County saw 15 new cases Thursday, the state Health Department reported. The number of confirmed cases rose to 26,702. The state reports 3,074,676 tests have been administered. The county reports 101 residents have died.

  • Cayuga County saw 13 new cases Thursday, the state Health Department reported. Confirmed cases rose to 20,554. The state reports 411,611 tests have been administered, and 181 people have died.