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WATERTOWN — The daily death toll from COVID-19 complications has been rising steadily across Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties since December, raising the question of how virus-related deaths are
LOWVILLE â Lewis County COVID-19 vaccination numbers indicate the county and hospital are reaching people, getting âshots in armsâ and are only slowed by limited dose numbers.
County Manager Ryan R. Piche issued a news release with vaccination statistics for county residents Tuesday showing that 2,835, or more than 10% of Lewis County residents, have received the first dose of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. Of that number, 891 people have been given their second shot thus far.
Based on the American Community Survey five-year estimates made in 2019 by the U.S. Census Bureau, the countyâs population is about 26,572 people.
Residents have gone to a number of sources for their vaccinations, including other area hospitals, vaccination clinics, pharmacies, public health departments both locally and in other counties, as well as state-run sites, including the north country site in Potsdam.
Thurston reports 48 new COVID-19 cases Friday as rate continues to fall
The Olympian 2/6/2021 The Olympian Staff, The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)
Feb. 6 Thurston County reported 48 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, but no new deaths, data from Thurston County Public Health & Social Services show.
So far this week, 120 new cases have been reported.
The new cases bring the total number of cases to 6,586 in Thurston County since March. Of that total, 5,018 patients are considered recovered or recovering; 334 people have been hospitalized at some point in their illness; and 63 have died.
The county is dealing with outbreaks in eight congregate care settings; there have been 48 such outbreaks since March.