St. Lawrence County Public Health reports two more COVID death’s since Thursday and more than 620 cases between Saturday and Monday.

Public Health also reports 2,198 active cases in a single day for the.

Hospitalizations rose to 26.

COVID by the numbers:

• Total number of confirmed positives to-date, 21,009

• Active cases, 2,198

• Released from isolation, 19,622

• Hospitalizations, 26

• Deaths, 164

• Total number of tests performed to date, 507,451

• Percentage of Fully vaccinated in St. Lawrence County, 58.9

• Percentage of St. Lawrence County positivity rate, 14.97%

• Case Rate per 100K, 1,008.91

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/IsolationandQuarantineG...