Two animals in Oneida County have tested positive for rabies, according to the county health department.
Two animals in Oneida County have tested positive for rabies, according to the county health department.
A raccoon found in Kirkland and a bat found in Rome were both sent to the Wadsworth Center laboratory for testing on Tuesday. Both came back positive for rabies on Wednesday.
The health department says a cat was exposed to the bat, and received a booster shot.
People are reminded to avoid animals that appear to be rabid, and keep up with pet vaccinations.
County data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Kings | 354764 | 11002 |
| Queens | 331493 | 10435 |
| Suffolk | 261883 | 3704 |
| Nassau | 231282 | 3342 |
| Bronx | 215588 | 6818 |
| New York | 179596 | 4670 |
| Westchester | 150348 | 2358 |
| Erie | 130221 | 2100 |
| Monroe | 101434 | 1267 |
| Richmond | 94390 | 1978 |
| Orange | 63761 | 945 |
| Onondaga | 61679 | 829 |
| Rockland | 56262 | 783 |
| Dutchess | 38898 | 514 |
| Albany | 35586 | 421 |
| Oneida | 34426 | 660 |
| Niagara | 30089 | 428 |
| Broome | 29230 | 441 |
| Saratoga | 26027 | 234 |
| Schenectady | 20033 | 252 |
| Ulster | 19676 | 295 |
| Rensselaer | 18229 | 199 |
| Chautauqua | 15775 | 197 |
| Oswego | 14855 | 138 |
| St. Lawrence | 13495 | 148 |
| Putnam | 13437 | 101 |
| Chemung | 13381 | 179 |
| Steuben | 13175 | 195 |
| Ontario | 12310 | 121 |
| Jefferson | 11931 | 108 |
| Wayne | 10862 | 107 |
| Cattaraugus | 10460 | 166 |
| Cayuga | 10104 | 115 |
| Sullivan | 10012 | 90 |
| Genesee | 9064 | 147 |
| Herkimer | 8743 | 147 |
| Clinton | 8469 | 50 |
| Fulton | 8157 | 115 |
| Tompkins | 7741 | 61 |
| Warren | 7731 | 99 |
| Madison | 7721 | 110 |
| Livingston | 7568 | 79 |
| Montgomery | 7519 | 165 |
| Washington | 7134 | 84 |
| Tioga | 6644 | 74 |
| Allegany | 6326 | 124 |
| Cortland | 6280 | 89 |
| Columbia | 5970 | 115 |
| Chenango | 5844 | 98 |
| Orleans | 5824 | 97 |
| Franklin | 5746 | 27 |
| Otsego | 5704 | 68 |
| Wyoming | 5583 | 70 |
| Greene | 5143 | 91 |
| Delaware | 4719 | 53 |
| Lewis | 4369 | 40 |
| Seneca | 3456 | 70 |
| Essex | 3119 | 40 |
| Schoharie | 2904 | 26 |
| Yates | 2094 | 34 |
| Schuyler | 2048 | 20 |
| Hamilton | 531 | 3 |
| Unassigned | 147 | 2 |
| Out of NY | 0 | 342 |
