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See September 17 COVID-19 numbers for CNY: 2 new deaths in Onondaga, 1 in Oneida County

CENTRAL NEW YORK (WSYR-TV) — Local counties have been seeing more deaths and patients in the ICU due to COVID this month. Here is your daily update on what the numbers look like.

So far, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon announced the death of two county neighbors, a man in his 40s and a woman in her 70s. McMahon said both had underlying conditions. The county executive said there are 271 new cases, and 95 people are hospitalized with 20 of those in the ICU.

Oneida County has reported one new COVID-19 death, with 53 neighbors hospitalized, and 13 of those in the ICU. Seven of those patients are on ventilators. There were 106 new cases reported. Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr. announced the full report in a tweet.