The Peru Gazette

April 19, 2021. New Yorkers should be encouraged by the incredible progress they have made to decrease the infection rate and to get vaccinated. More than half of New York’s adults have received at least one dose. Thanks to your hard work, we are continuing to open up even more of our economy. On April […]

Source: ‘We Need To Be Nurtured, Too’: Many Teachers Say They’re Reaching A Breaking Point | NCPR News

Source: Ontario closing boundary with Quebec as part of tougher COVID-19 restrictions | NCPR News

Since our 4/16 update, 38 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. CCHD has COVID-19 Vaccination appointments available! – Wednesday, April 21 at the Saranac Fire Department – Thursday, April 22 at Clinton Community College – Wednesday, April 28 at the Keeseville Fire Department – Wednesday, May 5 at Holy Angels Church in Altona […]

Source: Live arts venues were shut for a year. When they finally got federal aid, the system crashed – syracuse.com

Source: Poll: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy drops in New York to 14% | NCPR News

New York Times April 19, 2021 – All adults in every U.S. state, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico are now eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine.“It’s truly historic that we have already reached this milestone,” one expert said.

Source: Lake Champlain ferry route closed for season

Source: Remote workers: a new economy for the Adirondack North Country? | NCPR News

April 16, 2021. We know how the virus spreads, so it is simply a question of behavior and precautions if we hope to stop the spread as we vaccinate New York. The more precautions each of us take, the fewer people get infected. We’re at a point now where we’ve communicated all the information that […]

Source: NY vaccination effort hits milestone: 50% of adults have at least first dose | NCPR News

Since our 4/15 update, 11 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. Note: Our next case updates will be posted on Monday, April 19, 2021. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – Percentage positive results: https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county…. According to NYSDOH 1,366 people tested in Clinton County on 4/14. As of 4/14, 7-day average […]

April 15, 2021. Thanks to the extraordinary efforts and commitment of our providers and volunteers, more than half of New Yorkers who are 18 and older have received at least one dose of a vaccine, and more than a third of adults are fully vaccinated. On top of that, COVID hospitalizations dropped to the lowest […]

Tax collections for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 totaled $82.4 billion – $3 billion higher than forecast by the state Division of the Budget (DOB) in the Amended Executive Budget Financial Plan in February (latest projections), and $6.8 billion higher than forecast in May 2020 (initial projections), according to the March State Cash Report released […]

Source: Pfizer CEO: Third COVID vaccine dose likely needed within 12 months – NBC2 News

Since our 4/14 update, 17 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – Percentage positive results: https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county…. According to NYSDOH 1,183 people tested in Clinton County on 4/13. As of 4/13, 7-day average % positive in Clinton County = 1.7%. – Vaccination information: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/ or http://www.clintonhealth.org/covid19vaccine/ […]

Source: Curfew on New York bars, restaurants extended to midnight starting next week, Cuomo says – syracuse.com

April 14, 2021. The effort to vaccinate New Yorkers continues in full scale. While Johnson & Johnson is paused, we are using the Pfizer vaccine in order to meet and maintain scheduled appointments. It is important to keep in mind as we wait for federal direction that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is being carefully […]

Plattsburgh, April 14, 2021. The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) will be utilizing a mobile POD (point of distribution) approach in their COVID-19 vaccination clinics over the next several weeks.   “While we plan to continue to have a central clinic site at Clinton Community College, it is important that residents who live outside of […]

Since our 4/13 update, 23 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – Percentage positive results: https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county…. According to NYSDOH 1,242 people tested in Clinton County on 4/12. As of 4/12, 7-day average % positive in Clinton County = 1.9%. – Vaccination information: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/ or http://www.clintonhealth.org/covid19vaccine/ […]

Source: New York to bring Covid-19 vaccines directly to farm workers – syracuse.com

April 13, 2021. As you may have read, today the CDC and the FDA issued a statement recommending a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of an abundance of caution. New York State will follow the CDC and FDA recommendation and pause the use of the J&J vaccine statewide […]

Source: CVPH expands visitation | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | While its current visiting hours remain the same, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily, the University of Vermont Health Network–Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital has revised its visitation policies to allow

Source: New York suspends use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine over rare side effects | NCPR News

James Spina to Serve 108 Months, Pay More than $18 Million in Restitution and Forfeiture; Co-Conspirators Await Sentencing State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced James “Jay” Spina was sentenced in federal court for running a large-scale healthcare insurance fraud scheme. Spina and three co-conspirators systematically double-billed insurers, charged for services never rendered, created shell companies and […]