The Peru Gazette

Here are today’s COVID-19 case counts. Stay safe out there–it’s going to be a beautiful day 😎 Sunscreen ✔️ Face covering ✔️ Physical distancing ✔️ Frequent handwashing ✔️ For regional hospitalization data visit https://forward.ny.gov/daily-hospitalization-summary-region. The NYS Regional Monitoring Dashboard can be found at https://forward.ny.gov/regional-monitoring-dashboard. For information about criteria used to classify and count COVID-19 cases, […]

 Yard Sales and Follow Safety Precautions for Recreational Activities  Plattsburgh, May 22, 2020. Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) has received numerous calls this week inquiring if yard sales are allowed under the phase one guidelines for reopening. According to John Kanoza, Director of Public Health, they are not. “Hold off for a few months,” was […]

By John T. Ryan  There’s only one local primary Democratic Party election in Clinton County. In the City of Plattsburgh there are three candidates vying for the mayoral nomination; however, this week all of Clinton County’s 18,000 registered Democrats should have received unsolicited New York State Presidential Primary Absentee Ballot Applications.  Mailing 18,000 absentee ballot […]

Source: Plattsburgh officials urge social distancing after 14 new COVID-10 cases | Local 22/44 News

Source: Clinton County Sheriff threatens to charge those who lie to contact tracers

“This rise in cases is very disturbing because it was preventable,” stated John Kanoza, the County’s Director of Public Health. Plattsburgh, May 16, 2020. Nine new lab-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Clinton County are associated with several recent parties in Plattsburgh. All nine are isolating in their homes. None are currently hospitalized. Contact tracing […]

4 more lab-confirmed cases than yesterday 

Source: Local officials: Maintain public health focus as reopening begins | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

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   […]