She became a vaccine celebrity by accident. Since being hailed as the first person in the United States to get a COVID-19 vaccine, New York nurse Sandra Lindsay has become a prominent face in the country's biggest-ever vaccination campaign. She has been promoting the shots on panels, in ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul Monday, Dec. 13 announced that the mask protocol for all indoor public places announced Dec. 10 is now in effect. Masks are now required to be worn in all indoor public places unless businesses or venues implement a vaccine requirement. As noted on the Frequently Asked ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Facing a winter surge in COVID-19 infections, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that masks will be required in all indoor public places unless the businesses or venues implement a vaccine requirement. Hochul said the decision to impose a mask mandate was based on ...

The Essex County Health Department recorded four new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, Dec. 8, and public health officials said two of these have been linked to an outbreak at the Essex Center nursing home in Elizabethtown. ECHD Program Coordinator Andrea Whitmarsh said there have been 28 cases ...

SARANAC LAKE — Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases locally and within Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, Adirondack Health is choosing to again suspend most patient visitation in hospital and active, short-term treatment settings, starting Dec. 3, according to Adirondack Health ...

The Essex County Health Department is warning residents that the county is currently experiencing its biggest surge of COVID-19 cases to date. Both Franklin and Essex counties reported one COVID-19 death each on Monday. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe says they are seeing high COVID-19 numbers, ...