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Clinton County COVID-19 Briefing of May 13, 2020

Lab-confirmed positive case count Increases by 1 from yesterday

 Facebook Live COVID-19 Media Conference Moves to Wednesday 

A Facebook live media event will take place at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Updates will be provided on the status of the COVID-19 virus’s impact on Clinton County.  Speakers will include:   Gary Douglas, North Country Chamber of Commerce   Erin Streiff, Clinton County Health Department, Director of Health Care Services   […]

Clinton County Health Department May 11th COVID-19 Update

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Stable as of May 10th

CCHD May 9th COVID-19 case update

Former county court judge to fill Area 8 vacancy | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Former county court judge to fill Area 8 vacancy | Local News | pressrepublican.com

North Country mausoleums receive much-needed renovations

Source: North Country mausoleums receive much-needed renovations

Clinton County sees more testing kits

Source: Clinton County sees more testing kits

Clinton County Health Department May 8th COVID-19 Briefing

The Clinton County Health Department Media conference ended at 11:13 p.m.  Here’s some of the most important information imparted:  CVPH elective surgery will SLOWLY resume on May 18th. Patients will be notified when their surgery is scheduled.  Positive cases remained the same at 76. Only two COVID patients are currently in the hospital and they […]

Health Department May 5th COVID-19 case update

Health Department Changes COVID-19 Information Release Practices

Monday, May 4, 2020. Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) reported the following changes to the Department’s information release practices to begin on Tuesday May 5, 2020.  CCHD will continue to issue media releases as situational changes occur or new information becomes available; however, releases may not be distributed on a daily basis.  Clinton […]

Assessment Increases Raise Ire

A Facebook message from Peru Town Supervisor Brandy McDonald ((((Please Share))))) Attention Peru Community ! The recently sent out assessments for the Town of Peru was not initiated by the Peru Town Board or Myself, it was initiated by Clinton County period. Clinton County decides when to perform these assessments and does not advise the […]

Clinton County Health Department COVID-19 case update for May 3, 2020

Lab-confirmed positive 71, Recovered 53, Deaths 3 Probable* 3, Recovered 2, Deaths 1 Suspect** 37, Recovered 37, Deaths 0 Active cases 15 Total Tested 831 *Probable = Individuals tested for COVID-19 with inconclusive test results. **Suspect = Individuals suspected of having COVID-19 based on clinical assessment (by a medical provider).

Two people previously listed as COVID-19 suspect are now lab-confirmed positive

Plattsburgh, May 2, 2020. The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) reported the following numbers in regard to COVID-19 cases in Clinton County for Saturday, May 2, 2020. CCHD has reported a declining number of suspect cases over the last several days. As testing criteria has expanded, some individuals previously listed as suspect, have been tested […]

Clinton County Health Department May 1, 2020 COVID-19 Update

April 30th Clinton County COVID-19 Update

Clinton County Health Department April 29, 2020 COVID-19 Update

Lab-confirmed positive remains at 63 Plattsburgh, April 29, 2020. Case numbers reported by the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, show a slight positive change from yesterday’s numbers. One additional person has moved from the lab-confirmed positive column to the recovered column bringing the current active case count to 9 and […]

No Increase in Clinton County lab-confirmed positive cases

April 28, 2020 Lab-confirmed positive 63, Recovered 51, Deaths 3 Probable* 3, Recovered 2, Deaths 1 Suspect** 41, Recovered 40, Deaths 0 Active Cases 10 Tested 670 Plattsburgh – Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) reports that as of today, there are 10 active cases of COVID-19 in the County. Of those who were tested and […]

Clinton county April 28, 2020 COVID-19 Update

County takes measures to help close budget gap | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: County takes measures to help close budget gap | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Franklin County to lay off employees due to COVID-19 losses | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Franklin County to lay off employees due to COVID-19 losses | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Administrator: 150 Clinton County employees furloughed through program | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Administrator: 150 Clinton County employees furloughed through program | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Clinton County April 27th Informational Update

April 27th Clinton County Health Department COVID-19 Update

Four New Cases Over the Weekend Ms. Erin Streiff Clinton County Health Department’s Director of Health Care Service reported that the four new positive cases of COVID-19 identified over the weekend in Clinton County required very little contact tracing. She said “Each of these individuals had been practicing social distancing and were already complying with […]