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1% of St. Lawrence County population currently sick with COVID-19 as deaths reach 60

Posted 1/19/21

St. Lawrence County Public Health Department officials say there were 82 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the county on Tuesday, Jan. 19. There are 1,113 active cases, about 1% of the county …

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1% of St. Lawrence County population currently sick with COVID-19 as deaths reach 60

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St. Lawrence County Public Health Department officials say there were 82 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the county on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

There are 1,113 active cases, about 1% of the county population, with 39 of them hospitalized.

Go to https://www.stlawco.org/ to check out the COVID-19 Cases by Town map layouts. Public Health will also post the maps on their Facebook page, @SLCPublicHealth.

Health officials said 2,792 cases have been released from isolation and 60 have died of the illness.

County hospitals have performed 164,292 tests for COVID-19 as of Monday, the most recent date for which data was available. So far, there have been a total of 3,944 confirmed coronavirus cases in St. Lawrence County.

Testing is done through local hospital systems by appointment only. Call the 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

Community Health Center of the North Country in Canton: 315-379-8132

"New York On PAUSE continues until January 29th 2021 (as written in Executive Order 202.79), requiring postponement, cancellation, or restriction of all non-essential gatherings of more than 10 (ten) individuals at private residences, and other gatherings occurring indoors must not exceed 50% of maximum capacity up to 50 people, provided the region has reached Phase 4 of the State’s reopening, and provided that social distancing, face covering, and cleaning and disinfection protocols required by the Department of Health are adhered to. Businesses or entities in industries open for Phase One, Two, Three and Four must be operated subject to the guidance promulgated by the Department of Health. If you are aware of any gatherings greater than 50 people or any businesses or entities operating in violation of the state's regional phased reopening plan call 1-833-789-0470 or go to: https://mylicense.custhelp.com/app/ask to file a complaint," Public Health said.