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Officials in Tompkins county are alerting residents about an uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases in the community along with higher hospitalization numbers.

Some milestones have been passed over the last week in the ongoing battle against COVID-19 in the Southern Tier and New York State.

Health officials around the region continue to update residents on the importance of getting vaccinated and updated boosters to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

After 28 months, New York is no longer requiring masks to be worn on public transportation in an effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

Broome County on May 19 reported two more lives lost bringing the total to seven for the week.

New York State will not enforce the mandate requiring health care workers to have gotten the booster shot against COVID-19.

Chenango County’s Health Department has scheduled a Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson booster clinic Friday that may be more convenient for people going to work.

New York State has now passed three million cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.

The new “Ski for Free” sweepstakes is open for New York children ages 5 to 11 who get vaccinated and for adults who get the booster shot.

December 16. Broome had its highest number of active cases to date at 1,488 and 81 people in the hospital.