CANTON, NY — The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department released the following statement:
As of today, Monday, April 20:
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10 (ten) new cases of COVID-19 were reported to the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to-date to 128 (one hundred twenty-eight)
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74 (seventy-four) have been released from isolation* (recovered)
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6 (six) cases are currently hospitalized.
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1,165 people have been tested for COVID-19 as of April 19th;  this testing data comes from the New York State Department of Health and was last updated on 4/20/20 before 2pm (https://covid19tracker.health.ny.gov/views/NYS-COVID19-Tracker/NYSDOHCOVID-19Tracker-Map?%3Aembed=yes&%3Atoolbar=no&%3Atabs=n).
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Testing is being done through both St. Lawrence Health Systems and Claxton Hepburn Medical Center. Testing is by appointment only. Please call the hotline numbers below between 8a-4p if you have symptoms or feel you should be tested:
o   St. Lawrence Health System:                                    315-261-6420
o   Claxton Hepburn Medical Ctr:                                  315-713-6655
o   St. Lawrence Co Public Health Department         315-229-3448
*The New York State Department of Health defines release of Isolation by the following conditions: Â
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At least 3 days (72 hours) have passed defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications,
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Significant improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath);Â AND,
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At least 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.