{"id":298,"date":"2020-03-29T16:43:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T20:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/villageofparish-ny.us\/?p=298"},"modified":"2020-03-31T16:53:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T20:53:06","slug":"covid-19-information-from-oswego-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villageofparish-ny.us\/index.php\/2020\/03\/29\/covid-19-information-from-oswego-county\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Information from Oswego County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Health Officials Share Social Distancing Video Message on OH and Oswego County Social Media<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OSWEGO COUNTY \u2013 \u201cJust because there needs to be some physical distance between us, doesn\u2019t mean we need to be completely removed from one another.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> That is Dr. Christina Liepke\u2019s message in a video released this morning to Oswego County residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Liepke, Medical Director for the Oswego County Health Department, teamed up with Jamie Leszczynski, Senior Director of Communications for Oswego Health, to discuss the challenges that people are facing with the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video is posted at
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ppr9h6XC_nY&feature=youtu.be<\/a>
and on the Oswego Health and Oswego County Facebook pages at
https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/oswegohealthcare\/<\/a>,
https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/oswegocounty\/<\/a>
and https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OswegoHealthDpt\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public health leaders are urging all residents of all ages to take personal responsibility and follow preventive guidelines to stay home as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19 cases have been identified in the cities of Fulton and Oswego as well as the towns of Constantia, Hastings, Richland, Schroeppel and West Monroe. The County Health Department\u2019s investigations show that COVID-19 is now spreading in the community and is not only being brought in through other virus-infected areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile social distancing, this time of being physically apart from each other, has been difficult for all of us, it will not be for nothing,\u201d said Dr. Liepke. \u201cWe knew this day would come, when Oswego County would be affected by community spread of COVID 19, and it is here.\u00a0 But I want to remind you, unlike hard hit areas in Italy and New York City, we were fortunate enough to have our schools closed and our social distancing started before we saw community spread.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Liepke said social distancing is as simple as staying at home and limiting trips to the store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease keep at a minimum six feet of distance between you and others,\u201d she said. \u201cThat means if your children want to play outside with their friends, that\u2019s ok, but encourage games of frisbee and tennis or other activities that help keep a safe distance. You can continue relationships with friends and family by video chatting or FaceTiming or maybe even writing a letter. Just because there needs to be some physical distance between us, doesn\u2019t mean we need to be completely removed from one another.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang urges all residents across Oswego County to follow these guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n