Latest Numbers January 12

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by: NC 34 Staff

Posted: Jan 12, 2021 / 05:38 PM GMT-0500 / Updated: Jan 12, 2021 / 05:38 PM GMT-0500

Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers for Broome County.

There are currently 1,578 active cases of the virus, 160 of them new.

134 people are hospitalized and 8,118 have recovered.

Two more deaths are being reported today, two women in their 80s.

This brings the total number of deaths to 198.

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