CNY’s covid numbers are finally subsiding, but deaths rose during the last 10 days

Rapid Covid test deploys at Lysander town Hall and positive tests were immediate

*Embargoed for story* The Town of Lysander provided rapid Covid-19 tests to residents that offered up results in minutes Thursday, December 10, 2020. Within the first 30 minutes of testing, four positive tests were verified.N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com

Syracuse, N.Y. – Central New York, for weeks the hottest Covid-19 spot in New York, now shows signs of falling case numbers even as the rest of the state increases.

The number of deaths rose sharply in the past 10 days, however, a grim reminder that the worst consequences of Covid can often occur weeks after someone is infected.

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