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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.
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While advising people to not gather for New Year’s Eve celebrations, Essex County public health officials say they are in the midst of seeing a “second wave” of COVID-19 cases stemming from Thanksgiving gatherings. Essex County reported 25 new cases Tuesday and 23 new cases Wednesday. Essex County Public Health Director Linda Beers said these numbers are “unprecedented.” This spike, she said, is not Christmas-related. It is the second wave of the post-Thanksgiving coronavirus spike. The virus has a two-week incubation period. Beers said gatherings on Nov. 26 resulted in spread of the virus to people who tested positive in the next two weeks. They in turn spread the virus to others around them, who began testing positive recently.
The NYS Dept. of Corrections is suspending visitations at all New York state prisons, effective Dec. 30, as coronavirus cases surge both inside and outside correctional facilities.
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