CANTON, NY —Â The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department released the following update:
As of Tuesday, May 5:
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1 (one) new case of COVID-19 was reported to the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department today, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to-date to 186 (one hundred eighty-six)
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129 (one hundred twenty nine) cases have been released from isolation*
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4 (four) cases are currently hospitalized.
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2 (two) deaths have occurred; this fatality data comes from the New York State Department of Health and was last updated on 5/5/20 before 2pm (https://covid19tracker.health.ny.gov/views/NYS-COVID19-Tracker/NYSDOHCOVID-19Tracker-Fatalities?%3Aembed=yes&%3Atoolbar=no&%3Atabs=n)
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2,361 people have been tested for COVID-19 as of May 3rd;  this testing data comes from the New York State Department of Health and was last updated on 5/5/20 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:                                     315-261-6240
o   Claxton Hepburn Medical Center:                            315-713-6655
o   Clifton-Fine Hospital:                                                     315-848-8049
o   St. Lawrence County Public Health Department    315-229-3448