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72 additional COVID-19 positives over the three-day weekend

Since our 10/29 update, 72 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. Note: Our next case update will be posted on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – A full list of Clinton County COVID-19 testing providers can be found at www.clintonhealth.org/covid19. – CCHD offers free COVID-19 vaccine […]

Editorial: COVID deaths are people, not just numbers | Opinion | pressrepublican.com

Editor Joe LoTemplio: “We have now hit and exceeded the centenary mark for deaths due to COVID-19 in the North Country. Believe me, it is not a milestone. When my mother passed away from COVID-19 this past January in Rochester, I remember looking at paperwork the hospital provides when such an incident occurs. It told […]

Police: Body of Rita Wilson, missing Redford woman, found

Source: Police: Body of Rita Wilson, missing Redford woman, found

DiNAPOLI: LOCAL SALES TAX COLLECTIONS UP 20% IN THIRD QUARTER 

Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels Local sales tax collections totaled $5.2 billion in the third quarter (July-September of 2021), up $861 million (20%) from the same period last year and continuing the trend of exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released today from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Local sales […]

33 additional COVID-19 positives, As of 10/26 ninety hospitalized in North Country Region with fourteen in ICU

Since our 10/27 update, 33 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – A full list of Clinton County COVID-19 testing providers can be found at www.clintonhealth.org/covid19. – CCHD offers free COVID-19 vaccine clinics every Thursday from 10:00am to 12:00 noon. To register call 518-565-4848. To […]

Hochul on Covid vaccines for younger kids: ‘It is imminent’ – syracuse.com

Source: Hochul on Covid vaccines for younger kids: ‘It is imminent’ – syracuse.com

Quarantining students is an educational nightmare. Is it still worth it? | NCPR News

Source: Quarantining students is an educational nightmare. Is it still worth it? | NCPR News

Who needs to get a COVID-19 booster shot? A North Country infectious disease specialist weighs in. | NCPR News

Source: Who needs to get a COVID-19 booster shot? A North Country infectious disease specialist weighs in. | NCPR News

It ain’t over folks – 30 additional COVID-19 positives

Since our 10/26 update, 30 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – A full list of Clinton County COVID-19 testing providers can be found at www.clintonhealth.org/covid19. – CCHD offers free COVID-19 vaccine clinics every Thursday from 10:00am to 12:00 noon. To register call 518-565-4848. To […]

SUNY Plattsburgh Police release report on student traffic stop | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: UP release report on student traffic stop | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Why Alice Hyde Medical Center put a pause on delivering babies

Source: Why Alice Hyde Medical Center put a pause on delivering babies

FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11

“The FDA will now take the committee’s vote under consideration and is likely to extend EUA to the vaccine for younger children in the coming days.” Source: FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11

22 additional COVID-19 positives, no deaths

Since our 10/25 update, 22 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – A full list of Clinton County COVID-19 testing providers can be found at www.clintonhealth.org/covid19. – CCHD offers free COVID-19 vaccine clinics every Thursday from 10:00am to 12:00 noon. To register call 518-565-4848. To […]

November Adirondack Regional Blood Center Drives Announced

PLATTSBURGH, NY (10/25/2021) –The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), is conducting several blood drives open to the community this month. CVPH program supplies blood, blood products to hospitals across the region. Here are several opportunities to give blood: · Monday, November […]

77 additional COVID-19 positives + 1 related death over past three days

Since our 10/22 update, 77 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. CCHD has received notification of an additional COVID-19 related death of a Clinton County resident. This death bring the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Clinton County to forty-two. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – A full list […]

When should you get a COVID-19 booster and which one is best for you?

Source: When should you get a COVID-19 booster and which one is best for you?

COVID outbreak discovered at Elizabethtown nursing home | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: COVID outbreak discovered at Elizabethtown nursing home | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Clinton County health officials warn of possible COVID-19 exposure at gathering

“Anyone present at the American Legion Post 1619 in West Plattsburgh on Oct. 16 between 4 p.m. and midnight may have been exposed, according to health officials. Information surrounding the possible exposure was announced in a press release Friday afternoon.” Source: Clinton County health officials warn of possible COVID-19 exposure at gathering

27 additional COVID-19 positives reported in Clinton County today

Since our 10/21 update, 27 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. Note: Our next case update will be posted Monday, October 25, 2021. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – A full list of Clinton County COVID-19 testing providers can be found at www.clintonhealth.org/covid19. – CCHD offers free COVID-19 vaccine clinics […]

CDC approves Moderna and J&J boosters, plus mixing shots

Source: CDC approves Moderna and J&J boosters, plus mixing shots

How the toy shortage could affect your holidays – syracuse.com

Source: How the toy shortage could affect your holidays – syracuse.com

36 additional COVID-19 positives reported today

Since our 10/20 update, 36 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – A full list of Clinton County COVID-19 testing providers can be found at www.clintonhealth.org/covid19. – CCHD offers free COVID-19 vaccine clinics every Thursday from 10:00am to 12:00 noon. To register call 518-565-4848. To […]

Vermont leads country in growth of Covid case rate, reports recent record of 55 hospitalizations – VTDigger

Source: Vermont leads country in growth of Covid case rate, reports recent record of 55 hospitalizations – VTDigger

FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters

Source: FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters

Watertown hospital partners with renowned Buffalo cancer center | NCPR News

“Samaritan Medical Center’s affiliation with Roswell will give North Country patients access to the leading cancer research, education, and prevention services, overseen by experts at Roswell Park.” Source: Watertown hospital partners with renowned Buffalo cancer center | NCPR News