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Franklin and Essex counties continue to see high numbers of COVID-19 cases, with large rates in inmate populations at state and federal correctional facilities across both counties.
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Franklin County’s number of active positive cases continues to be the highest ever, with 17 new cases on Thursday bringing the total to 160.
Seventeen cases were resolved Thursday, bringing the total number of people who have recovered from the virus to 463. This is of 631 people who have tested positive in the county this year. There have been eight deaths related to COVID-19, most at the Alice Center nursing home in Malone.