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As of Tuesday morning, Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) is reporting 48 lab-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 among Clinton County residents; 29 of whom have recovered. In addition, CCHD also reports forty-one suspect cases; 25 of whom cases have now recovered. To date, 420 tests have been administered to Clinton County residents and three people […]

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Stefanik and Congressman Anthony Brindisi (D-NY-22) have led a bipartisan letter to USDA requesting immediate assistance for upstate New York dairy farmers, many of whom have lost direct markets due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The letter, signed by members of the New York Congressional […]

Information and your questions on the EIDL and PPP answered!  Plattsburgh, NY – The North Country Chamber of Commerce and SCORE will be hosting a webinar/call on Friday, April 17th at 10:30 am to discuss the following federal assistance programs: Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program EIDL Cash Advance Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Staff from […]

Source: First COVID-19 death in Warren County, third in Clinton County as North Country cases surpass 600 | NCPR News

The U.S. trend has been declining daily. More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 582,594 (+4.48%) Spain 170,099 (+1.96%) Italy 159,516 (+2.02%) France 137,877 (+3.15%) Germany 130,072 (+1.73%) UK 89,571 (+5.12%) China 83,303 (+0.20%) Iran 73,303 (+2.26%) Turkey 61,049 […]

Source: Cuomo signals rural NY might be able to start relaxing stay-home guidelines sooner than NYC | NCPR News

Source: NYS Prisons: Hundreds of staff and inmates contract COVID-19, advocates call for early release of inmates | NCPR News

Source: Burlington asks for halt of F-35 flights during pandemic – VTDigger

Message from Town of Peru Supervisor Bandy McDonald: (30) Day Extension for the State of Emergency I signed on 3-16-20 until 4-16-20 for the Town Of Peru. This order expires every 30 days. So this order will now run until 5-13-20 for the Town Of Peru. I can also lift this order before the 30 […]

The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) today reported 47 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 among residents of Clinton County. The number includes 43 cases, as of this morning, listed on the NYSDOH website. CCHD noted that 4 of the 47 individuals they are reporting were tested in Vermont. These four are not currently listed on the […]

Source: Joyful Noise: father and daughter planting a “victory garden” in Peru | NCPR News

Source: No, You Don’t Need To Disinfect Your Groceries. But Here’s How To Shop Safely | NCPR News

Source: We asked how the coronavirus was impacting people’s lives in the North Country. Here’s what they said | NCPR News

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Plattsburgh) is asking the federal government for more federal aid in the event that a new stimulus bill is passed. As it stands, New York has more recorded cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus than any other state in the nation, and in order to […]

The Latest President Donald Trump asserted Monday on Twitter that he is the ultimate decision-maker for determining how and when to relax the nation’s social distancing guidelines, as he grows anxious to reopen the country as soon as possible. He added, “With that being said, the Administration and I are working closely with the Governors, […]

Source: Layoff of 337 Glens Falls Hospital employees announced – Sun Community News & Printing

Chamber set to host conversation with local leaders on impact of COVID-19! Plattsburgh, NY – The North Country Chamber of Commerce is hosting a conversation with our local county leaders on Thursday, April 16th at 9:00AM. Hear updates and answers to questions regarding the response by our Counties to COVID-19 and the impacts on our […]

As of April 8th: In the last week alone, farmers in the state dumped up to 35 million pounds of raw milk, according to one estimate, as demand for some dairy products evaporated and prices collapsed. Source: Coronavirus sends Upstate NY dairy industry into ‘free fall’ as milk dumping soars – syracuse.com

TO THE EDITOR: This is in regards to the April 7 article, “Davis, Stec share takes on state budget.” To glean more local information, I read the Clinton County Legislatures minutes for March 26. These are the most recent published. Therein one can read that our Clinton County Legislature is aware the state budget will […]

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More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 557,590 (+5.20%) Spain 166,831 (+0.49%) Italy 156,363 (+2.69%) France 133,670 (+2.25%) Germany 127,854 (+1.91%) UK 85,208 (+6.66%) China 83,135 (+0.01%) Iran 71,686 (+2.37%) Turkey 56,956 (+9.18%) Belgium 29,647  (0.00%) Source: Johns Hopkins […]

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