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SUNY Oneonta students will be sent home for the rest of the Fall semester
SUNY Oneonta campus; provided by CNN Newsource ONEONTA, NY- SUNY Oneonta will move to remote learning for the remainder of the Fall semester following an outbreak of 389 COVID-19 cases and counting.
The outbreak began last weekend when just over 100 students tested positive for the virus. This came shortly after Governor Cuomo announced that SUNY schools would close for two weeks if there’s a COVID outbreak of over 100 students or five percent of a given campus population. The number of positive cases has jumped significantly since last weekend.
According to SUNY Oneonta’s COVID-19 dashboard, 389 students and staff members have tested positive since the beginning of the Fall semester.
The same weekend, five students and three campus organizations at Oneonta were suspended for hosting parties, according to SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras.
After the initial two week temporary shutdown, the state deployed a COVID-19 SWAT team to SUNY Oneonta in an attempt to ramp up testing. Students were not required to be tested upon arrival.
Off-campus resident Grace Kinne says she had not been tested prior to her arrival in Oneonta. She left Oneonta last Saturday as a precaution for medical reasons.
“I have asthma that gets really bad when I am sick, so my Mom wanted me home right away,” said Kinne.
Full refunds will be issued for on-campus housing as well as additional allowable refunds for dining plans. Students who test positive will quarantine on campus until they are re-tested negative.
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Chance of showers with a bright outlook
WEATHER HEADLINES:
Wednesday: Small chance of rain and snow showers throughout the day but mostly sunny. Winds 10-15mph.
Thursday: Snow in the early morning followed by a small chance of scattered snow and rain sprinkled into a mostly sunny day. Winds 10-15mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny morning with some clouds and snow moving in during the afternoon. Winds 5-10mph.
*Although snow is in the forecast, there is likely no accumulation due to a warm ground and temperatures above freezing.
Highs for Today (Wednesday):
- Oswego: 42℉
- Fulton: 43℉
- Syracuse: 45℉
Lows Tonight:
- Oswego: 30℉
- Fulton: 28℉
- Syracuse: 29℉
Highs for Thursday:
- Oswego: 38℉
- Fulton: 40℉
- Syracuse: 40℉
Lows for Thursday:
- Oswego: 34℉
- Fulton: 30℉
- Syracuse: 30℉
Highs for Friday:
- Oswego: 41℉
- Fulton: 42℉
- Syracuse: 42℉
Stay tuned to WTOP10 News for more updates.
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The Zika Virus
Reported by: Casey Matto
For the past few months the concern over the Zika virus has been steadily growing. The Zika virus as of now is found mostly south of the United States in Central America and the northern part of South America, but is expected to spread northward as it gets warmer and warmer headed into summer. The full capacity of the disease is unknown, each week new symptoms and ways of transmission are talked about.
What we know is that the symptoms are relatively mild for adults but for pregnant women who catch the disease the fetus is susceptible to numerous brain complications upon birth.
The disease is spread mostly by mosquito but sexual transmission has also been know to happen for those carrying the disease. And there is currently no vaccine or cure for the virus.
As for the Oswego area the mosquitos that carry Zika are not expected to travel this far north this summer however for students living in Long Island, New York City, and southward be careful because it will be warm enough for mosquitos to travel up to those areas. A lot of bug spray, long pants, and long sleeve shirts this summer may be a good idea to decrease your chances of catching the virus.
