A rabid skunk was found in the town of Manheim on Dec. 30, 2020, according to the Herkimer County Health Department.
MANHEIM, N.Y. – A rabid skunk was found in the town of Manheim on Dec. 30, 2020, according to the Herkimer County Health Department.
The skunk was sent to Wadsworth Labs, and the positive rabies test was confirmed on Monday, Jan. 4.
The health department reminds people to beware of unknown animals, and keep up with pet vaccinations.
County data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Kings | 316934 | 10717 |
| Queens | 304468 | 10139 |
| Suffolk | 226321 | 3507 |
| Nassau | 205748 | 3244 |
| Bronx | 201249 | 6686 |
| New York | 160774 | 4600 |
| Westchester | 140362 | 2327 |
| Erie | 98475 | 1879 |
| Richmond | 85309 | 1901 |
| Monroe | 77583 | 1154 |
| Orange | 54237 | 887 |
| Rockland | 50600 | 768 |
| Onondaga | 45436 | 707 |
| Dutchess | 33589 | 483 |
| Albany | 28239 | 368 |
| Oneida | 25527 | 541 |
| Niagara | 22005 | 382 |
| Broome | 21557 | 384 |
| Saratoga | 18312 | 186 |
| Ulster | 16239 | 271 |
| Schenectady | 15162 | 214 |
| Rensselaer | 13180 | 154 |
| Putnam | 11765 | 95 |
| Chautauqua | 10796 | 155 |
| Oswego | 9496 | 100 |
| Chemung | 8956 | 144 |
| St. Lawrence | 8774 | 115 |
| Ontario | 8464 | 96 |
| Steuben | 8285 | 156 |
| Cayuga | 7828 | 100 |
| Sullivan | 7765 | 81 |
| Jefferson | 7370 | 71 |
| Wayne | 6868 | 77 |
| Cattaraugus | 6675 | 96 |
| Genesee | 6017 | 127 |
| Herkimer | 5937 | 116 |
| Tompkins | 5889 | 59 |
| Clinton | 5585 | 34 |
| Madison | 5338 | 97 |
| Fulton | 5232 | 97 |
| Livingston | 5140 | 66 |
| Montgomery | 5023 | 133 |
| Cortland | 4783 | 69 |
| Warren | 4646 | 76 |
| Columbia | 4608 | 107 |
| Tioga | 4368 | 67 |
| Chenango | 4148 | 86 |
| Otsego | 4130 | 51 |
| Allegany | 3981 | 92 |
| Greene | 3919 | 83 |
| Wyoming | 3884 | 54 |
| Washington | 3870 | 61 |
| Orleans | 3589 | 83 |
| Franklin | 3444 | 15 |
| Lewis | 3159 | 36 |
| Delaware | 3017 | 40 |
| Seneca | 2444 | 59 |
| Schoharie | 2054 | 20 |
| Essex | 1929 | 29 |
| Yates | 1381 | 26 |
| Schuyler | 1264 | 16 |
| Hamilton | 407 | 3 |
| Unassigned | 125 | 29 |
| Out of NY | 0 | 288 |
