7th Person Dead From COVID-19 In Onondaga County

By Spectrum News Staff Onondaga County

UPDATED 3:30 PM ET Apr. 09, 2020 PUBLISHED 3:03 PM ET Apr. 07, 2020 PUBLISHED 3:03 PM EDT Apr. 07, 2020

A seventh person has died from COVID-19 in Onondaga County.

The Onondaga County Health Department made the announcement Thursday. The victim was a man in his 50s with underlying health conditions and had been hospitalized.

A seventh Onondaga County resident has died due to the #coronavirus. He was a white male in his 50s with underlying health conditions and had been hospitalized, per the county health department
— Trish Kilgannon (@trishkilgannon) April 9, 2020

Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon announced Thursday there are now 20 new cases of COVID-19 in the county, bringing the total to 442.

Forty-three people are currently hospitalized with the virus while 23 are in critical condition.

One hundred fifty-four people have fully recovered from COVID-19.

154 patients have recovered from #COVID19 in Onondaga County. There are 281 active cases.
— Trish Kilgannon (@trishkilgannon) April 9, 2020

Elbridge still has no confirmed cases of the #coronavirus

The top municipalities in Onondaga County are:
Syracuse - 160
Clay - 52
DeWitt - 30
Manlius - 30
Camillus - 27
Salina - 27
Cicero - 23
— Trish Kilgannon (@trishkilgannon) April 9, 2020

As McMahon has done since the pandemic made its way to Onondaga County, he stressed the importance of social distancing.

McMahon: what was normal behavior a few weeks ago needs to be modified. That’s how the #coronavirus spreads. So please stay home for two weeks, run 50% of the errands, make a sacrifice
— Trish Kilgannon (@trishkilgannon) April 9, 2020

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7th Person Dead From COVID-19 In Onondaga County

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