SARANAC LAKE — As of Monday, Nov. 29, there were 10 people hospitalized at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake who had tested positive for COVID-19, with one on a ventilator. Adirondack Health Spokesman Matt Scollin said nine of these cases came in over the weekend, and that seven of ...

SARANAC LAKE — First Night, Saranac Lake’s villagewide alcohol-free celebration of the arts on New Year’s Eve, has been canceled for a second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic. A statement from the First Night board says this was a “difficult” and “painful” ...

The Essex County Health Department reported its 40th COVID-19-related death on Friday, Nov. 12. ECHD Program Coordinator Andrea Whitmarsh said this person was unvaccinated and hospitalized prior to their death. She said the cause was “complications due to their COVID illness.” The ...

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Central School District can now test symptomatic students and district staff for COVID-19 in 13 minutes. The new testing system arrives as the coronavirus continues to spread at a faster rate here, in part because of highly-contagious variants. The U.S. ...

The Essex County Health Department on Monday, Nov. 8 reported 101 new cases of COVID-19 found in the previous four days, more than a quarter of those, 28, in the town of North Elba. “We have definitely seen significant spread among family members sharing a household, among private ...

The Essex County Health Department on Monday, Nov. 1 reported that 83 new COVID-19 cases were found over the weekend, tripling the total of confirmed cases since the department’s last update on Oct. 28 and bringing the current total number of COVID-19 cases countywide to 124. On Tuesday, ...