BATH – The Steuben County Public Health Department received notification of the death of two individuals who had previously tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Steuben County to 101. One individual was a female resident of the Town of Erwin who was in Elcor for short term rehab and died while hospitalized at age 91. The other individual was a female resident of Absolut Care Three Rivers who died at the age of 78.
“Breaking one hundred deaths is a marker we never anticipated when this began,” said Public Health Director, Darlene Smith. “We are heartbroken over the loss of each and every resident over the last eight months. We often hear comments that the majority of cases recover from COVID, and while that’s true, over five percent of our positives have passed because of this deadly virus. We urge our community to take the rapid spread seriously so we can lessen the loss going forward.”
All residents should continue to monitor themselves for COVID-19 symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills or repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, and new loss of taste or smell and contact their healthcare provider for instructions if feeling ill.
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