SARANAC LAKE — Franklin County Public Health logged 62 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.
The number of active cases of COVID-19 has now swelled to 309, far beyond what this county has ever experienced at one time before.
There are two outbreaks in Franklin County, both at state prisons in Malone: one at Franklin Correctional Facility and another at Bare Hill Correctional Facility. But there is community spread happening, too, according to Franklin County Manager Donna Kissane.
The number of people countywide who have been asked to either isolate or quarantine has reached 830. That’s about 1.6% of the county’s total population.