The Peru Gazette

Peru – The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, UVM Health Network will conduct a blood drive on Monday, April 27, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. Your neighbors need blood. It is in short supply, especially during this crisis period. Please make […]

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Clinton County Health Department April 26th update   Lab-confirmed positive 62, Recovered 44, Deaths 3 Probable* 3, Recovered 2, Deaths 1 Suspect** 42, Recovered 38, Deaths 0 Active Cases 19 Tested 612 *Probable = Individuals tested for COVID-19 with inconclusive test results. **Suspect = Individuals suspected of having COVID-19 based on clinical assessment (by a […]

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The World Health Organization is warning that people who have had the coronavirus are not necessarily immune to a second infection. A recently published scientific brief from the WHO warns government officials about assuming patients who have recovered from the virus are safe to return to normal life. “At this point in the pandemic, there […]

State Will Conduct Antibody Testing for First Responders and Transit Workers Starting Next Week   Confirms 10,553 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State – Bringing Statewide Total to 282,143; New Cases in 57 Counties   Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the state is expanding diagnostic testing criteria to […]

By John T. Ryan Plattsburgh – Reacting to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an Executive Order closing New York State schools through May 15th. They could potentially reopen on May 18th. At the April 24th Clinton County Health Department COVID-19 briefing Dr. Wooter Reitsema, CVPH Vice-President of Population and Information […]

Source: If we reopen the North Country’s economy will COVID-19 spiral out of control? | NCPR News

Clinton County Health Department COVID-19 case update for April 25, 2020 Lab-confirmed positive – 60, Recovered 44, Deaths 3 Probable* – 3, Suspect 2, Deaths 1 Suspect** – 42, Recovered 38, Deaths 0 Active Cases – 17 Tested – 573 *Probable = Individuals tested for COVID-19 with inconclusive test results. **Suspect = Individuals suspected of […]

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Nice full-page story on Peru residents Dwane and Krissie Bast in today’s Press Republican Source: For the love of coffee | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Despite near-Depression level job losses, a new poll shows those who have lost their jobs are widely optimistic that they will come back after the pandemic is over. The AP/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Center poll showed nearly 1 in 4 households responded that an adult in their home had lost income due to […]

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Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that NYS will provide child care scholarships to essential workers. Essential workers include first responders such as health care providers, pharmaceutical staff, law enforcement, firefighters, food delivery workers, grocery store employees and others who are needed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Child care costs will be covered with $30 million […]

NYS Department of Health is partnering with Attorney General Letitia James to investigate nursing homes who violate Executive Orders requiring these facilities to communicate COVID-19 test results and deaths to residents’ families. Governor Andrew Cuomo previously issued Executive Orders and the Health Department and CDChave issued guidances requiring nursing homes to: provide personal protective equipment and temperature checks […]

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