GOUVERNEUR â Two north country correctional facilities that have managed to evade the novel coronavirus since its onset nearly a year ago have now confirmed cases among inmate populations.
According to updated figures released at 3 p.m. Monday by the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Ogdensburg and Cape Vincent correctional facilities have each logged their first case of COVID-19 among inmates. Both facilities were some of the few in the state untouched by the virus until Monday. They both indicate one positive case each amongst inmate population with 17 tests pending for the Ogdensburg facility and 20 pending for Cape Vincent.