Hospitalizations also rose sharply, from 21 to 31 in just three days.

Transmission levels of the virus is rated as high, Public Health said.

COVID by the numbers:

• Total number of confirmed positives to-date, 20,019

• Active cases, 1,863

• Released from isolation, 17,995

• Hospitalizations, 31

• Deaths, 161

• Total number of tests performed to date, 499,977

• Percentage of Fully vaccinated in St. Lawrence County, 58.7

• Percentage of St. Lawrence County positivity rate, 13.52

• Case Rate per 100K, 887.32

NYS Department of Health Updated Isolation and Quarantine Guidance for the General Population

NYSDOH is aligning with CDC’s updated isolation and quarantine recommendations as follows:

For isolation and quarantine of the general population,

•For individuals that have tested positive - Isolate for 5 days, where day 0 is the day of symptom onset or (if asymptomatic) the day of tested. If asymptomatic at the end of 5 days or if symptoms are resolving, isolation ends and the individual should wear a well-fitting mask while around others for an additional 5 days.

• Individuals who are moderately-severely immunocompromised should continue to follow standard (i.e., not shortened) Isolation Guidance.

• Individuals who are unable to wear a well-fitting mask for 5 days after a 5-day isolation should also follow standard (i.e., not shortened) Isolation Guidance.

• If exposed to COVID-19, quarantine as follows, where day 0 is the last date of exposure:

• If not fully vaccinated or fully vaccinated and eligible for a booster but not yet boosted, quarantine for 5 days and wear a well-fitting mask while around others for an additional 5 days.

• If fully vaccinated and boosted (with the booster at least 2 weeks before the first date of exposure) or not yet eligible for a booster, no quarantine is required but these individuals should wear a well-fitting mask while around others for 10 days after the last date of exposure.

• If possible, test at day 5 with either a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT, e.g., PCR) or antigen test.

• If symptoms appear, quarantine and seek testing. In this situation, quarantine would end when the test is negative. If testing is not done, isolate according to the guidance above.

For more information, visit St. Lawrence County Department of Health website - https://www.stlawco.org/Departments/PublicHealth/IsolationandQuarantineGuidance

To report a home test to SLC Public Health - //docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsYjV6tkDIXkTDZxwZ7LcCOHgv8A62Q90CGyhsr0_shSencA/viewformDue to increased call volume, please use the link provided to report a positive home test. If using the link, you do not have to send a picture.

OR if unable to report a positive home test online, please Call St. Lawrence County Public Health at 315-386-2325. If you call us, please take a picture and send the picture, name, and test date to:

Text: 315-454-2363 or Email: SLCCOVID19SharedMailbox@stlawco.org

For more information, please visit St. Lawrence County Public Health's website - https://www.stlawco.org/Departments/PublicHealth

The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department is currently holding COVID-19 Vaccination clinics.

To make an appointment, call 315-229-3452.

If you or someone you know is homebound and is interested in receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, call 315-386-2325.

COVID-19 vaccines - including booster doses and pediatric doses for 5-11 year-olds — are free and widely available statewide through pediatricians, doctors, healthcare providers, pharmacies, local health departments, Federally Qualified Health Centers, rural health clinics and other locations across New York State.

Visit vaccines.gov or text your zip code to 438829 or call 1-800-232-0233 to find locations near you.

Testing is being done by the below places.

Some urgent cares and provider offices are doing performing testing.

Testing is by appointment only. Please 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

• Community Health Center of the North Country (Canton), 315-379-8132

Did You Take A COVID-19 Home Test?

To report a home test to SLC Public Health - Click Here And Fill Out Our Online Form (Preferred)

OR

Call St. Lawrence County Public Health at 315-386-2325. If you call us, please take a picture and send the picture, name, and test date to:

Text: 315-454-2363 or Email: SLCCOVID19SharedMailbox@stlawco.org

For more information, please visit St. Lawrence County Public Health's website - www.stlawco.org/Departments/PublicHealth

The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Emergency Operations Center and Health Services are continuing to report an increase in COVID-19 cases, with ten new positive cases today. Twenty-four community members have been released from isolation and there are no hospitalizations however, 64 total active cases remain under the Tribe’s jurisdiction. Contract tracers are busy providing exposure notifications, but at this time 38 individuals remain in quarantine.