Onondaga County confirms 149 COVID-19 cases, highest single-day record

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Onondaga County confirmed 149 new coronavirus cases Friday, the highest number it’s seen since the pandemic began, County Executive Ryan McMahon announced. 

The record comes amid a recent uptick of cases in the area. This is the third time the county has reached a record number of COVID-19 cases in the past 10 days. It previously reported 99 new cases on Oct. 30.

Out of every 50 COVID-19 tests the county has conducted in the past week, one has come back positive, McMahon said. The average number of new cases a day has been about 83 for the past week.

The county also reached a record for the amount of local hospital admissions. There were 42 patients in the hospital for COVID-19 as of Thursday, Syracuse.com reported.

Syracuse University has also seen a recent increase in cases. The university reported 11 new COVID-19 cases yesterday and 98 cases since the start of the most recent New York state-mandated reporting period, which is the closest it has come to shifting classes online since the start of the fall semester.