CHENANGO COUNTY - After an advertising push from Congressman Anthony Brindisi and Senator Chuck Schumer, almost a quarter of Chenango County’s population has been counted in the census, and despite the growing number of virus cases in the area officials said census takers will be visiting homes as early as next month.

According to a statement from New York State 2020 Census Representatives, census workers must fulfill their constitutional obligation to deliver the 2020 Census counts to the President of the United States on schedule, and they must adhere to their core task of counting everyone once, only once, and in the right place.

In the statement officials said census workers plan to conduct the Nonresponse Followup operation in a handful of communities beginning as early as April 9, and across the country on May 13.

They said The Census Bureau will closely follow guidance from public health authorities when conducting the operation, and if they need to delay or discontinue nonresponse follow-up visits in a particular community, they will adapt our operation to ensure they get a complete and accurate count.