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Eighty-six tested in St. Lawrence County, fifteen quarantined; no confirmed cases of COVID-19

Posted 3/19/20

St. Lawrence County Public Health says 86 people have been tested for COVID-19 with 29 negative results returned. Fifteen people are now quarantined here and 57 tests are still pending. No cases have …

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Eighty-six tested in St. Lawrence County, fifteen quarantined; no confirmed cases of COVID-19

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St. Lawrence County Public Health says 86 people have been tested for COVID-19 with 29 negative results returned.

Fifteen people are now quarantined here and 57 tests are still pending.

No cases have been confirmed as 3:08 p.m. March 19.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday ordered that only 25% of non-essential workforces can come to work at once.

This follows the governor's directive yesterday that all businesses implement work-from-home policies. Exemptions will be made for essential service industries, including shipping, media, warehousing, grocery and food production, pharmacies, healthcare providers, utilities, banks and related financial institutions, and other industries critical to the supply chain.

Meanwhile some local governments are prohibiting the public from attending meetings due to concerns over the virus. And while some municipalities like Ogdensburg and Massena are planning to broadcast them contemporaneously or provide public access via conference call, others like Canton say technological short-comings are restricting them from complying with the law.