acerbone@adirondackdailyenterprise.com There are 250 cases of COVID-19 in Franklin and Essex counties as of Friday, with Franklin County setting new record numbers of cases daily and correctional facilities in both counties seeing the highest rates of inmate cases ever. Essex County reported a COVID-19-related death on Friday.
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– Franklin County again has a new highest number of active positive cases ever. With 38 new cases reported Friday, the total of 187 current cases includes many in Bare Hill and Upstate correctional facilities. Of the 38 new cases Friday, 22 were inmates, according to Franklin County data. Eleven cases were resolved Friday bringing the total number of people who have recovered from the virus in Franklin County to 474. This is of 669 people who have tested positive here this year. There have been eight deaths related to COVID-19, most at the Alice Center nursing home in Malone.
acerbone@adirondackdailyenterprise.com 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.
eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com The first group of Alice Center nursing home residents who agree to be vaccinated are expected to receive vaccinations against COVID-19 as early as next week. The first group of residents will receive their shots on Dec. 21, Alice Hyde Medical Center spokesman Phillip Rau confirmed Monday. Alice Hyde, which is part of the University of Vermont health network, oversees the Alice Center. Because the new Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is delivered in two shots, it will take a few weeks before the vaccines are distributed to willing residents and staff. Vaccinations at the nursing home are expected to be complete around Feb. 1, 2021, according to Rau.
By CARA CHAPMAN Press-Republican
Dec 15, 2020
PLATTSBURGH â University of Vermont Health Network, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital expects a supply of about 950 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine this week.
CVPH President Michelle LeBeau explained that a committee was developed to provide the first of two required doses to the hospital s employees, according to a state Department of Health prioritization matrix based on what they do within the organization, the department they work in, and their age. Our plan is to begin vaccinating as soon as the vaccine arrives, she said in a statement.
3,700 FOR REGION
Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday.