Syracuse, NY — There are nearly 30 times more cases of syphilis in Onondaga County than there were 20 years ago, according to county data.
The age-old sexually transmitted disease seemed on the brink of eradication nationwide in the late 1990s. But it has crept up since then, with an explosion following the Covid-19 pandemic, data show.
In 2005, there were nine reported cases countywide. When Covid hit, the number went from 32 in 2020 to 136 in 2001. Last year, it stood at 260…