The St. Lawrence County Health Department reported 62 new COVID cases on Tuesday, Aug. 31.

Active number of cases has risen to 365, up from 336 just a day ago.

Hospitalizations also rose by two, to 19 total.

Total number of confirmed cases to date is 8,565.

To date, 8,101 individuals have been released from isolation. The number of deaths remains at 99.

The total number of tests performed to date is 362,927.

The percentage of fully vaccinated individuals remains the same at 51.2%. The positivity rate also remains the same at 4.1%.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine, Public Health said. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older.

The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA), including for individuals 12 through 15 years of age and for the administration of a third dose in certain immunocompromised individuals.

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.

Public Health Department is currently holding COVID-19 Vaccination clinics every Monday and Wednesday at 80 St. Hwy 310, Suite 2, Canton, NY.

To make an appointment, please call (315) 229-3452 or click the links below.

Registration is encouraged but not required. Walk-ins accepted.

Vaccinations are available at local pharmacies.

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

Testing is being done by the below places. Some urgent cares and provider offices are doing performing testing.

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

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