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No new cases of COVID-19 reported in SLC Wednesday; three people hospitalized

Posted 5/21/20

CANTON -- No new cases of COVID-19 were reported to the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department yesterday, Wednesday, May 20. The total number of confirmed positive cases to-date is 197, said …

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No new cases of COVID-19 reported in SLC Wednesday; three people hospitalized

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CANTON -- No new cases of COVID-19 were reported to the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department yesterday, Wednesday, May 20.

The total number of confirmed positive cases to-date is 197, said Public Health Wednesday.

One hundred seventy-one cases have been released from isolation, Public Health said.

Three cases are currently hospitalized, officials said.

Two deaths have occurred to date from COVID-19, said Public Health. This fatality data comes from the New York State Department of Health and was last updated on May 14 before 2 p.m.

Public Health reports that 6,305 people have been tested for COVID-19 in St. Lawrence County as of May 16.

This testing data comes from the New York State Department of Health and was last updated on May 19 before 2 p.m.

Testing is being done through both St. Lawrence Health Systems and Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center. Testing is by appointment only. Call the hotline numbers below between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. if you have symptoms or feel you should be tested:

• St. Lawrence Health System, 315-261-6240

• Claxton Hepburn Medical Center, 315-713-6655

• Clifton-Fine Hospital, 315-848-8049

• St. Lawrence County Public Health Department, 315-229-3448.

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