The Peru Gazette

Since our 12/4 update, 28 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported and 26 individuals have moved to recovered. While we are seeing some close contacts of known positive cases testing positive, many of our new cases are not clearly linked to any known cases. COVID-19 is in our community! Assume everyone you interact […]

Source: Holidays in the pandemic: One CNY man’s struggle to stay close with wife in nursing home – syracuse.com

Source: Spreading holiday cheer with community caroling | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | To help lift the spirits of local nursing home patients and residents, the community is invited to join an afternoon of holiday caroling at Meadowbrook Healthcare.

Source: ‘They are slowly just dying’: Virus ravages Elderwood, with 78 cases – VTDigger

Source: Thanksgiving visit prompts COVID closure at Cumberland Head | Sun Community News CUMBERLAND HEAD | Officials say a Thanksgiving family gathering has prompted the temporary closure of Cumberland Head Elementary School after a student tested positive for COV

December 4, 2020. I understand COVID fatigue—we all are tired and exhausted by this pandemic. But we can’t give in to it. We can’t let hospitalizations climb. Contact tracing data suggests that small indoor gatherings are a source of as much as 70 percent of infections. While I can understand why there is a desire […]

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Source: City & State Coronavirus Update co-sponsored by AT&T

“Of our 75 active cases, 12 cases are among inmates at Clinton Correctional Facility. The remaining 63 cases are spread throughout our community.”  COVID cases are continuing to increase in Clinton County, largely as a result of get-togethers and other interactions between families and friends. We continue to work diligently on contact tracing efforts, but […]

Source: Coronavirus surge strains Syracuse hospitals. ‘We may have to turn people away’ – syracuse.com

Source: Burlington detects major increase of Covid-19 in sewers post-Thanksgiving – VTDigger

December 3, 2020. Hospitalizations due to COVID continue to increase throughout the State. The total number of hospital beds in NY is about 53,000—currently 35,000 of those beds are occupied by patients, about 4,000 of whom are COVID patients. For context, at the height of the pandemic in the spring, we had about 19,000 people […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update co-sponsored by AT&T

Since our 12/2 update, 17 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported and 5 individuals have moved to recovered. Cases continue to be spread throughout our community. Some new cases are close contacts of other positive cases; many are associated with recent gatherings of friends and family members, also referred to as “living room […]

The announcements come on a record-breaking day for coronavirus cases in Chittenden County. The county reported 55 new cases of the virus on Wednesday, the highest count since early April.  Source: Burlington expands testing as Chittenden County cases increase dramatically – VTDigger

Source: Virus touches Saranac Lake village staff | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Starbucks gives free coffee to frontline workers all December long as coronavirus surges – syracuse.com

‘We are seeing an alarming rise in COVID cases that trace back to “living room spread.” New York’s latest contact tracing data shows that 70 percent of new COVID-19 cases originate from households and small gatherings. Today, the State released a new PSA highlighting the dangers of COVID spread in these smaller, indoor settings. Watch the […]

Source: First doses of COVID vaccine in NY will got to health care workers, nursing home residents | NCPR News

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update co-sponsored by AT&T

Since our 12/1 update, 2 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported and 7 individuals have moved to recovered. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – NYS School Report Card (providing school and college data): https://schoolcovidreportcard.health.ny.gov/ – NYS DOCCS data: https://doccs.ny.gov/doccs-covid-19-report – Hospitalization data: https://forward.ny.gov/daily-hospitalization-summary-region. As of 11/30, 26 individuals hospitalized (4 […]

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Source: Syracuse-area trash hauler hit hard by coronavirus; driver shortage causing delays – syracuse.com

Source: Working families walk a thin line balancing remote learning and work | NCPR News

December 1, 2020. December is here, and we are quickly moving toward a COVID-19 vaccine, which is great news. However, the federal government’s current vaccine distribution plan fails to address equity issues adequately. Today, joined by a coalition of groups, I issued a letter to the Department for Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar urging […]