New York State Department of Health

One out of two drinking water samples tested positive for E. coli bacteria in the Village of Afton, indicating possible contamination with human or animal waste.

During her visit to Utica, Bassett called said she was impressed with all the detail that had gone into designing the new Wynn Hospital.

New York's Onondaga County Health Department is reported its first documented case of monkeypox on August 9, 2022.

There's a state of monkeypox emergency in New York.

The New York State Department of Health was unprepared to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York.

Cases of COVID in the Empire State have dropped 90% since the peak of January 7, 2022.

Oneida County is offering new mobile testing sites at the Turning Stone Resort Casino and Utica National Insurance Group, making more tests available.

An Annsville resident is being treated for exposure to rabies after a rabid raccoon was found in the town this week.

That double infection, a combination of two illnesses - the flu and coronavirus - is considered "flurona."

Beginning on Monday, December 27, 2021 mobile COVID testing will be available in the parking lot of City Hall in Utica until further notice.

About three dozen hospitals around New York will not be performing elective surgeries beginning tomorrow, December 9, 2021.

The New York State Department of Health will be implementing guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that allows for expanded visitation at nursing home.