The Peru Gazette

“New coronavirus clusters in Brooklyn and in Rockland and Orange counties are driving a new surge in infections, according to the latest state data. Hospitalizations have increased for seven straight days and 1.5% of reported tests – the highest number since mid-July.”Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Source: Study: Albany one of worst cities in U.S. for racial, economic inclusion

September 24, 2020. Unfortunately, as we’ve seen during the pandemic, public health issues can become politicized. We want to avoid that with any future COVID-19 vaccine. To that end, New York is establishing two task forces to help advise the clinical safety of future vaccines as well as on how best to distribute and implement […]

Youth Big Game Hunt Scheduled for Columbus Day Weekend New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that bowhunting seasons for deer and bear begin in the Northern Zone on Sept. 27, and in the Southern Zone on Oct. 1. Hunters are also reminded to apply for Deer Management Permits […]

Source: New York will create task force to review coronavirus vaccine, citing partisan pull

Tags Awarded by Lottery System beginning this Fall The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced new opportunities to take antlerless deer on Valcour Island with antlerless deer tags issued through the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP). Deer hunting is allowed on Valcour Island, in the towns of Peru and Plattsburgh, Clinton […]

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce In New York State, traditional Unemployment Insurance provides 26 weeks of benefits to those who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. For claimants who filed a claim and were approved at the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, they may be close to exhausting their […]

Source: New York’s Plastic Bag Ban to return Oct. 19 – – The Adirondack Almanack

September 23, 2020. Today, the Food and Drug Administration has authorized the individual saliva swab diagnostic test for COVID-19 developed by SUNY Upstate Medical University and Quadrant Biosciences for emergency use. The saliva swab test has been used to conduct testing at all SUNY campuses and this approval allows us to expand the use of […]

Source: Groups urge Gov. to sign road salt reduction bill – – The Adirondack Almanack

A website launched by the New York State Office for the Aging, in partnership with Bellage Inc. and the Association of Aging in New York was featured in today’s Press-Republican. It’s a self-check-up tool for older people to evaluate their COVID-19 risk. Click here to visit. The process takes about 5 to 10 minutes. 

September 22, 2020. Today the United States crossed a tragic milestone — 200,000 Americans have died of COVID. It is an immeasurable loss: These Americans were mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, brothers and sisters, friends and neighbors. We mourn the gaping hole in the hearts of their loved ones and for the wound inflicted […]

Source: NY changes nursing home visitation rules | Sun Community News ALBANY | New York has revised their nursing home visitation rules, allowing COVID tested visitors in facilities without a positive case in 14 days rather than 28.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. Town of Piercefield St. Lawrence County Wilderness Rescue: […]

Source: Ditch the car for ‘Car Free Climate’ Campaign – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Action!: Local officials call for movie theater guidance | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce States added: Arizona Minnesota Nevada Rhode Island Wyoming The governor also announced that New York State has now conducted 10 million COVID-19 diagnostic tests. The number of new cases, the percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov. “For a […]

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released five audits of the Department of Health’s (DOH) Medicaid program that identified approximately $706.6 million in unnecessary, improper or questionable payments and made several recommendations for improving the program. “The state is facing budget gaps of billions of dollars because of the COVID-19 crisis and needs […]

September 17, 2020. As we draw closer to Election Day, I want to remind New Yorkers again that amid the pandemic, you have several options to ensure your safety when casting your vote this year. Voting is a cornerstone of our democracy and it is important that we can exercise our right to vote while […]

Source: New York nursing home visitors required to present negative COVID-19 test

Source: New York extends special uninsured enrollment through 2020 – syracuse.com

September 16, 2020. Today is day 200 of the COVID crisis — it’s been 200 days since New York State’s first confirmed case of COVID. Since then, we have made tremendous progress, especially on testing. When this started, we had the capacity to conduct about 500 tests per day. Yesterday, we did 75,000 tests. Our […]

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today said that state tax receipts are $3.2 billion lower than last year, as he released the State Cash Report for August. DiNapoli noted state tax receipts of $4.3 billion in August were $309.3 million above the latest projections by the state Division of Budget (DOB), but $219.1 […]

Source: NY relaxes nursing home visitation rules so most facilities can reopen their doors – syracuse.com

Source: Should your kids go trick-or-treating in CNY during the coronavirus pandemic? – syracuse.com