With over 100 new cases of COVID-19 reported since Tuesday, St. Lawrence County Public Health strongly urges and recommends that all persons wear a mask indoors in public spaces, in accordance with …
This item is available in full to subscribers.
To continue reading, you will need to either log in to your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.
If you are a digital subscriber with an active, online-only subscription then you already have an account here. Just reset your password if you've not yet logged in to your account on this new site.
Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.
Please log in to continue |
With over 100 new cases of COVID-19 reported since Tuesday, St. Lawrence County Public Health strongly urges and recommends that all persons wear a mask indoors in public spaces, in accordance with recent CDC guidance.
In addition, Public Health is urging unvaccinated local residents to get vaccinated. Public Health is currently holding COVID-19 Vaccination clinics every Monday and Wednesday, from 8:30-2:30 p.m., at 80 St. Hwy 310, Suite 2, Canton, NY. To make an appointment, please call (315) 229-3452.
Walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be offered at several local schools as well:
• Monday, Aug. 23, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Ogdensburg Free Academy, 1100 State St.;
• Thursday, Aug. 26, 4-6 p.m., Parishville-Hopkinton School, 12 County Route 47, Parishville;
• Thursday, Aug. 26, 5-7 p.m., Clifton-Fine Central, 11 Hall Ave., Star Lake;
• Wednesday, Sept. 1, 3-6 p.m., Canton Central School, 99 State St.;
• Thursday, Sept. 9, 3-5 p.m., Edwards-Knox Central, 2512 County Route 24, Hermon.
Vaccinations are also available at local pharmacies.
If you or someone you know is homebound and is interested in receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, call Public Health at 315-386-2325.
One hundred one new cases of COVID-19 were reported to Public Health between Tuesday, Aug. 17 and Thursday, Aug. 19, bringing the total number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases to-date to 8,047.
Two hundred thirty-eight cases are active. Visit https://www.stlawco.org/ to check out the COVID-19 Cases by Town map layouts.
Public Health said 7,712 cases have been released from isolation.
Nine cases are hospitalized.
Ninety-seven deaths have occurred; this fatality data comes from the New York State Department of Health and was last updated on Aug. 19 before 2 p.m.
Public Health said 352,845 COVID-19 tests have been performed as of Aug. 18; this testing data comes from the New York State Department of Health and was last updated on Aug. 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, you are an essential worker 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;
• Community Health Center of the North Country (Canton), 315-379-8132.