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Health

COVID-19 by the numbers

Essex County 5 — Confirmed cases, none new Friday 30 — People in mandatory or precautionary quarantine, 3 fewer than Thursday 61 — People who have been tested and received results, 7 more than Thursday - Franklin County 3 — Confirmed cases, 1 new Friday 23 — ...

Common COVID-19 questions answered

SARANAC LAKE — Public health officials answered a range of questions about the coronavirus during a virtual panel in Saranac Lake on Friday. The panelists included Patrick Murphy, director of the Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce, which hosted the event, as well as Adirondack Health ...

Schools closed 2 more weeks

Schools statewide will stay closed for an additional two weeks — until April 15 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday during his daily coronavirus press briefing, but local schools were already planning to be closed through April 20. This extension essentially allows schools to continue to ...

Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the ...

As virus toll mounts in New York, more hospitals sought

NEW YORK — New York’s battle to keep its hospitals from being overwhelmed by the coronavirus outbreak is entering a critical phase, as officials race to get hospitals built and supplies in place before medical centers become completely overwhelmed. Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered schools ...