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Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates. No additional lab-confirmed positive cases reported today. One individual moved to the recovered category. Currently 5 active cases of COVID-19 in Clinton County. To accommodate our community’s ever-increasing testing demand, a new testing site opened yesterday at 213 Connecticut Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12903 (on what is commonly […]

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Thursday, October 1, 2020 From the North Country Chamber of Commerce  Today, New York is thrilled to launch COVID Alert NY – the official Exposure Notification App created by the New York State Department of Health in partnership with Google and Apple. Now you can use your phone in the fight against COVID-19 and get […]

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September 30, 2020  We continue to aggressively track clusters with a particular focus on the 20 ZIP codes with the highest infection rates. Within these 20 “hotspot” ZIP codes, the average infection rate is 5.5 percent. The rate of infection for the rest of New York State, excluding those 20 ZIP codes, is 0.82 percent. […]

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Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates. No additional lab-confirmed positive cases reported today. One individual moved to recovered category. Currently 6 active cases of COVID-19 in Clinton County.

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September 29, 2020. New York has seen an uptick in the infection rate over the last few days that is being driven by several COVID clusters. Positive cases from “hotspot” ZIP codes are 5 times the statewide rate. The affected areas are in Brooklyn, Queens, Orange and Rockland Counties. We will react swiftly to each […]

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From the North Country Chamber of Commerce Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) recipients are now eligible to receive low-interest loans from the New York Forward Loan Fund (NYFLF). This conditional change will provide the Fund’s network of lenders and financial institutions with greater flexibility and enable them to provide […]

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Services offered by Cancer Services of Northeastern New York, CVPH  The Cancer Services of Northeastern New York will offer eligible women free cancer screenings at the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Family Medicine Center, 159 Margaret St. on Saturday, October 24 from 8 a.m. to Noon. The Cancer Services […]

Another COVID-19 testing site in Clinton County opens Wednesday, September 30 from 4 to 6 p.m. Located at 213 Connecticut Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12903 (on what is commonly referred to as the New Base), this new site has opened to accommodate our community’s ever-increasing testing demand. A cooperative effort between The University of Vermont Health […]

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Source: Nursing homes navigate new regulations | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | While the length of in-person visitation after a positive case has been halved, visitors must now provide proof of their own recent COVID test.

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Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates. Changes in cases since our 9/25 report include: 4 additional lab-confirmed positive cases and 1 lab-confirmed positive case moved to recovered. There are currently 7 active COVID-19 cases in Clinton County. Please remember that it is common for a person to work in one county and live […]