‘Beyond thrilled’
By Gary Huffenberger - ghuffenberger@wnewsj.com
A medical first-responder, Blanchester EMS Chief Jim Burroughs, right, gets a COVID-19 vaccine shot Monday morning at the Clinton County Health Department. Clinton County Health District Director of Nursing Monica Wood, left, administers the shot.
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County Board of Commissioners’ liaison to the Health District Mike McCarty, who is volunteering in the testing of local residents including the recent popup testing, is vaccinated.
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Clinton County Health Commissioner Pam Bauer, left, accepts a 2020 C4 Healthcare Award on behalf of the Clinton County Health Department. Wilmington-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Dessie Rogers, right, presents the award. The C4 Awards stand for “Clinton County Community Champions”.
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The Clinton County Health Department held a virtual update on the status of the pandemic in New York’s northernmost county including a look at the start of vaccinations at the local medical center.
Since the Thanksgiving holiday the Clinton County Health Department has seen over 200 new COVID-19 cases in the county. Director of Public Health John Kanoza said there are now 132 active cases. He said the numbers reflect a significant increase in positive cases compared to summer and early fall similar to what is occurring across New York. “The spread of COVID-19 is largely occurring between friends and family members. People are taking the appropriate precautions when they are out in public such as wearing face masks, separation distancing. But then they’re getting together with friends and family members who don’t live in their home and they’re not taking those same precautions during those interactions. And some do spread COVID to others without ever showing sym