The Peru Gazette

January 25, 2021. We expected that increased social activity around the holidays would lead to a spike in COVID cases and that the spike would eventually recede. We are in fact seeing that happening in the numbers and the trends now. The rate of transmission—one of the most important numbers—has now declined below one, meaning […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update co-sponsored by Pesetsky & Bookman, PC

Since our 1/22 update, 133 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. CCHD has received notification of two COVID-19 related deaths of Clinton County residents. These deaths bring the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Clinton County to twenty. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – Percentage positive results: https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county…. According […]

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, January 25, 2020, 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru.  Your neighbors need and appreciate your donation. All coronavirus safeguards will be maintained. 

Source: Possible exposures at Keeseville and Rouses Point restaurants | Sun Community News KEESEVILLE | Recent patrons at two local diners are now being advised of possible COVID-19 exposure, including one instance where a resident reportedly dined out after testi

Plattsburgh, January 24, 2021. Residents who have visited Pleasant Corner Restaurant in Keeseville between January 12th and January 24th may have been exposed to COVID-19. The Clinton County Health Department recommends that residents self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 over the 14-day period from the date of the potential exposure. Symptoms include, but are not limited […]

Source: Regulators: Elderwood didn’t provide adequate patient care during Covid outbreak – VTDigger

Source: ‘Painful’ cuts proposed in pensions for teachers, state employees – VTDigger

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — With coronavirus cases on the rise, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital’s (CVPH) Adirondack Regional Blood Center is looking for plasma donations with COVID-19 antibodies. Source: Blood bank asking people with COVID-19 antibodies to donate

Source: NY vaccine debate focuses on seniors | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Looking back over pandemic summer, some Adirondacks businesses saw ‘best year ever’

January 22, 2021. We are about to receive next week’s vaccine delivery. As we do, we’ll continue getting shots into arms as efficiently and as quickly as possible. I urge providers to refrain from scheduling vaccination appointments in advance of confirming their supply. Providers must be sure they will have the doses needed for the […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Source: New York state gives OK for high-risk high school sports: ‘Let’s go, baby!’ – syracuse.com

Source: Pandemic turning North Country second homes into primary residences | NCPR News

*Update* Since our 1/21 update, 38 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. *The date listed on the back of your Covid-19 Vaccination Record Card is NOT the date for your 2nd dose. It is the EARLIEST date you are eligible for a 2nd dose. It does NOT mean you are scheduled for that […]

“Providers should only schedule appointments for an allocation you know you will receive. Don’t gamble!” Source: Click here News | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Notice to Public January 22, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccine is in Limited Supply According to a January 21st assessment by the North Country Regional Vaccine “Hub,” Franklin County residents are on par with or ahead of other regional county residents in the number of people who have received vaccine to date. This is […]

Source: Pressured to Return to Class, Teachers Begin Checking State’s COVID-19 Math | Health Care | Seven Days | Vermont’s Independent Voice

Source: Covid vaccine: Can you stop wearing masks? Visit the grandkids? Avoid quarantine? Questions answered – syracuse.com

The closing is more bad news for Destiny USA, the largest mall in New York and sixth largest in the U.S. The center, like many malls across the country, has been hit by a string of recent store closings, with the coronavirus pandemic greatly slowing customer traffic as consumers turn to e-commerce and away from […]

Source: Disabled being ‘elbowed aside’ as doses shifted to mass-vaccination sites

Source: CVPH forced to cancel vaccine appointments due to lack of supply

January 21, 2021. The footrace continues between our ability to quickly distribute the vaccine and the new strains and new cases. Our large network of distribution sites is ready, willing and able to get more vaccines to New Yorkers, faster—the problem is supply from the federal government. So we need all New Yorkers to stay […]

Source: NYSDOH clarifies Plattsburgh vaccination site’s second-dose procedures | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | As Clinton County recorded 76 new cases of COVID-19 overnight, the region’s new vaccination site continues to see a steady flow of drive-thru appointm