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Source: Renters in Onondaga County owe at least $26 million, landlords say – syracuse.com

March 15, 2021. Today I was happy to announce three new mass vaccination sites are coming to Long Island. The sites, located in Brentwood, Old Westbury and Southampton, will open this Friday, March 19. All three sites will have the ability to vaccinate more than one thousand New Yorkers daily dependent on supply from the […]

Source: Inoculations in northeastern N.Y. climb, continuing to lead NYS | Sun Community News NORTHEASTERN N.Y. | During the week ending March 15, the number of residents of Warren, Essex Clinton and Hamilton counties inoculated with COVID-19 continued at a fast pa

Source: One year lookback at COVID-19 in Clinton County | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | March 16 will mark one year since the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Clinton County.

Source: City & State Albany Agenda

The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) has appointments available for eligible residents to receive their COVID-19 vaccination.   A vaccination POD (point of distribution) site is scheduled for Thursday, March 18 in the gymnasium at Clinton Community College.   Eligible resident include:  Those 60 years or older.  Those 18 years or older with […]

Since our 3/11 update, 43 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. CCHD has received notification of an additional COVID-19 related death of a Clinton County resident. This death brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Clinton County to twenty-nine. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – Percentage positive results: […]

Source: UVM students petition against ‘inhumane’ COVID safety enforcement

Source: Another Essex County resident dies of COVID | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Community rallies to help local VFW  | Sun Community News CHAMPLAIN | On the corner of St. Johns Road and Route 11, sits a bright red barn-like building. To some this might just be one red barn in an area of many, but to the local community, it’s so much m

Source: Student suspensions are shaking up the UVM campus – VTDigger

Source: “Doubtless we shall all be glad of the privilege”: A look back at the 1918 Spanish flu in the North Country | News | pressrepublican.com

James Malatras helped draft report that undercounted COVID-19 deaths connected to nursing homes Rachel Silberstein, Chris Brag Source: Cuomo’s nursing home scandal raises questions for SUNY chancellor

Source: North Country network to get nearly $900k in addiction funding | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | In a sweeping round of funding for addiction prevention, treatment and recovery, the North Country Regional Network of Care will soon see a significant financ

” I signed legislation granting employees time off to get the COVID-19 vaccine. No employee should be penalized for needing time off to get vaccinated. Under this new law, public and private employees will be granted up to four hours of excused leave per shot that will not be charged against any other leave the employee has […]

Source: City & State Albany Agenda co-sponsored by the Greater New York Hospital Association

Since our 3/11 update, 13 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. Note: Our next case update will be on Monday, March 15. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – Percentage positive results: https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county…. According to NYSDOH 1,656 people tested in Clinton County on 3/10. As of 3/10, 7-day average % positive […]

Source: Little Difference In Vaccine Hesitancy Among White And Black Americans, Poll Finds | Vermont Public Radio

Source: NY to allow even bigger weddings, eases testing requirements – syracuse.com

With more and more New Yorkers getting vaccinated every day, we are moving toward a final stage in our fight against COVID. To date, New York has administered more than 6 million total doses of vaccine across the state, with more than 1 million doses administered at New York State-run mass vaccination sites. Even as […]

See details of the American rescue Plan Act Source: North Country Chamber-American Rescue Plan Act 2021

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik cosponsored a bill introduced by Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) to amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to extend the covered period for the Paycheck Protection Program until June 30, 2021. Currently, the deadline to apply for funds is March 31, 2021. Congresswoman Stefanik issued the following […]

Source: Biden signs $1.9T relief bill before speech to nation

Source: City & State Albany Agenda co-sponsored by the Greater New York Hospital Association

We are saddened to report that ECHD received notification today of an additional COVID-19 related death of an Essex County resident. This death brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Essex County to twenty-six.