CANTON - St. Lawrence County Public Health is reporting there have been 24 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 between Tuesday, Aug. 3, and Thursday, Aug. 5.

The new cases bring the total number of confirmed cases recorded in the county since the start of the pandemic to 7,689.

Fifty-two cases are currently active.

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Public Health reports 7,540 cases have been released from isolation since the pandemic began.

Five cases are currently hospitalized.

Ninety-seven deaths have occurred; this fatality data comes from the New York State Department of Health and was last updated on Aug. 4 before 2 p.m.

Public Health reports that 347,871 COVID-19 tests have been performed since the start of the pandemic as of Aug. 3. This testing data comes from the New York State Department of Health and was last updated on Aug. 4 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.-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