The Peru Gazette

Source: St. Lawrence Health System announces furloughs amid coronavirus upheaval | NCPR News

By John T. Ryan Plattsburgh – Migrant H2A Jamaican workers are well-known as being the lifeblood of local orchards. In this morning’s Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) briefing, Director John Kanosa said his staff is monitoring the COVID-19 situation as it relates to the workers. He said, “The majority of these workers arrive later this […]

Source: Upstate hospitals cut payrolls as stop on elective surgeries crimps revenue | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Local lawmakers to Cuomo: Upstate standards for reopening economy differ from NYC | Public Service News | nny360.com

April 15, 2020, Facebook post Another hard day has hit our Guma’s family. As this terrible virus has taken its toll on so many, it has also taken its toll on us. We are very saddened to announce that as of April 25th we will be closing. This has been a very difficult decision for […]

Source: Lake View Towers quarantined | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Urges rethinking of statewide pause until May 15, two-tier approach to jumpstarting upstate economy is vital Assemblyman Dan Stec (R,C,I-Queensbury), who is running for State Senate in the 45th District, today issued the following statement concerning Governor Cuomo’s plan to continue “New York State on Pause” through May 15: “While I understand the need to […]

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Saratoga, NY – Today, President Trump announced Congresswoman Elise Stefanik will be serving on the bipartisan Task Force on Reopening the Economy, focused on restarting the economy after the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is contained. “I am honored to be named to the bipartisan Task Force on […]

Source: Hudson Headwaters rapidly expands telehealth services | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that as of 11:59 p.m. tonight (April 15) they will reduce hours of operation at four area out-ports: * HEMMINGFORD (Mooers) * LACOLLE ROUTE 221 (Overton Corners) * LACOLLE ROUTE 223 (Rouses Point) * TROUT RIVER The Canadian ports of entry at these three locations will now […]

Source: Non-essential travel ban between U.S. and Canada will likely be extended | NCPR News

Source: North Country unemployed: bricklayer Edward Sharlow on his new normal | NCPR News

Source: NBC5 Continues Long-Standing Commitment to North Country, Announces Studio in New York

Saratoga, NY – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has announced over $26 million in funding for NY-21 colleges and universities from the CARES Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over half will go to students in the form of financial aid grants. A full breakdown is below. “College students across the country have seen their lives […]

Milk is also being dumped in Peru Source: Milk shelves are empty, yet dairy farmers are dumping milk. Here’s why. | NCPR News

North Country COVID-19 Tracker Health officials say these numbers are likely an undercount of COVID-19 cases because testing in the North Country is severely limited.     Positive Recovered Deaths Total 631 187 17 Saratoga 229 6 St. Lawrence 99 28 1 Warren 69 45 2 Herkimer 48 21 3 Clinton 48 28 3 Jefferson […]

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

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

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