Steuben County Public Health

3 East Pulteney Square, Bath, NY 14810

607-664-2438 or 1-800-724-0471
Fax: 607-664-2166

April 27, 2020; 3:30 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: STEUBEN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DARLENE SMITH (607) 664-2438

STEUBEN REPORTS TWO ADDITIONAL DEATHS RELATED TO COVID-19

BATH – The Steuben County Public Health Department has received notification of the deaths of two
individuals who had previously tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of COVID-19
related deaths in Steuben County to 35.
One individual was a 71 year old male who died at a nursing home in the Bath area. The other individual
was a 74 year old male who died at the same nursing home in the Bath area.
“We are very saddened over the loss of two additional nursing home residents,” said Public Health
Director, Darlene Smith. “The number of new cases and deaths had slowed down tremendously over
the last week, but this is a reminder that we all must remain vigilant in our efforts to stop the spread of
COVID-19.”
All residents should continue to stay home and monitor themselves for COVID-19 symptoms of fever,
cough, shortness of breath, chills or repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat,
and new loss of taste or smell and contact their healthcare provider for instructions if feeling ill.
For the latest Steuben County updates, visit Steuben County’s website at www.steubencony.org or
social media pages: www.facebook.com/SCNYPublicHealth and
www.instagram.com/SteubenPublicHealth.