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Broome County on May 19 reported two more lives lost bringing the total to seven for the week.

Broome County Health Department and area hospital officials are expressing concern about an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in recent days.

Add New York Governor Kathy Hochul to the statistics for new cases of COVID-19 detected in the past several days.

The CDC is recommending residents of Broome, Tioga, Susquehanna and Bradford counties wear masks due to a jump in COVID-19 infection rates.