By: Nolan Weidner
Wampsville, N.Y. — An explosion in coronavirus cases in Madison County — including at least 75 workers at a huge greenhouse operation — has caused the county to release a long list of places people may have been exposed to the virus.
The number of positive coronavirus cases in the county spiked over the weekend and early this week after hundreds of seasonal workers at Green Empire Farms on the western edge of the city of Oneida were tested for COVID-19.
As of Tuesday, 139 infections have been confirmed among the workers staying in Madison and Oneida counties, and more cases are expected from testing this week. Two workers have been hospitalized.
The workers are being housed in two motels in Canastota and Oneida, as well as one in Oneida County. The Days Inn in Canastota is located on Peterboro Street, and the Super 8 in Oneida is located on Genesee Avenue.
A Madison County spokeswoman Samantha Field wouldn’t confirm on whether the potential exposures announced today were linked to the farm workers testing positive but said a majority are probably related.
The county health department is in the process of completing “contact tracing” on those who have recently tested positive — which means tracking all of the places they’ve been and those they’ve come into contact with.
Anyone who visited the following businesses, during the dates and times listed should self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19, county officials said.
Walmart, 2024 Genesee St. Oneida
April 25 – from 6 - 8:30 p.m.
April 28 – from 10-11 a.m. and 6-8:30 p.m.
April 29 – from 3-4 p.m.
April 30 – from 6-8:30 p.m.
May 1 – from 5-8 p.m.
May 2 – from noon-1 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.
May 3 – from 1-2 p.m.
Walgreens, 104 Genesee St, Oneida
April 27 – from 6-8 p.m.
April 28 – from 6-8 p.m.
May 3 – from 4-6 p.m.
Save A Lot, Glenwood Shopping Plaza, Oneida
May 2– anytime during business hours
May 3 – anytime during business hours
Dollar Tree, Glenwood Shopping Plaza, Oneida
May 2 – from 2-3 p.m.
Dollar General, 423 S. Peterboro St., Canastota
May 3 – 1–6 p.m.
Colonial Laundromat, 502 Lenox Ave., Oneida
April 28 – from 6-8 p.m.
Domino’s Pizza, 1 Glenwood Ave,, Oneida
April 29 – anytime during business hours
Price Chopper, 142 Genesee St., Oneida
May 1 – from 5–7 p.m.
May 2 – from 5–7 p.m.
Tops Friendly Market, Route 5 and Oxbow Road, Canastota
April 30 – from 4–5 p.m.
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