Lewis County COVID-19 Update for August 17, 2021

 

Published: August 17, 2021 at 05:15 p.m.

 

Lewis County, NY COVID-19 Testing/Cases Updates

 

Lewis County Public Health confirms 3 new cases of COVID-19 since yesterday’s update, from 109 new test results. There are no additional recoveries reported, bringing the total active case count up to 50. There are currently 3 Lewis County residents now hospitalized due to the virus and there are 52 residents currently under quarantine restrictions.

 

    Lewis County COVID-19 Testing Report

    Tuesday, August 17, 2021

 

Number of Test Results Reported

Confirmed Number of

Cases

Negative Test

Results

Reported Recoveries

109 Today

53,045 Total

3 Today

2,485 Total

106 Today

50,530 Total

0 Today

2,404 Total

Number of

Active Cases in Isolation

Number of

Individuals in

Quarantine

Number of

Individuals

Hospitalized

Number of Fatalities Reported

50 Today

47 Yesterday

52 Today

53 Yesterday

3 Today

2 Yesterday

0 Today

31 Total

Today = New data reported today  |  Total = Cumulative data since testing began last March

 

*NOTE- It appears that Lewis County Public Health is now back to updating data daily on weekdays as of August 17, 2021*

 

Current CDC Community Transmission Level Designation

HIGH

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Lewis County, NY COVID-19 Percent Positive Rates

(Last 7-Days)

 

08/17

08/16

08/15

08/14

08/13

08/12

08/11

New Tests

109

369

X

X

X

501

X

New Cases

3

14

X

X

X

25

X

% Positive

2.8%

3.8%

X

X

X

5.0%

X

Data compiled by linkinglewiscounty.com from Lewis County Public Health website data

 

Number of Active Cases by Township

(Click Here for Map View on the County’s Website)

Last Updated with Data from August 12, 2021

 

Town

Current Active Cases

Croghan

2

Denmark

0

Diana

2

Greig

6

Harrisburg

0

Lewis

0

Leyden

1

Lowville

9

Lyonsdale

4

Martinsburg

2

Montague

0

New Bremen

2

Osceola

0

Pinckney

2

Turin

0

Watson

8

West Turin

3

 

QUICK LINKS TO:

 

LEWIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH

 

LEWIS COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM

 

NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC)

 

Lewis County, NY Vaccination Updates

 

COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Update:

With an increasing plentiful supply of vaccine, Lewis County is changing the process to sign up to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Rather than signing up for the wait list on the county website, residents will now be able to look ahead to upcoming clinics and register themselves for an appointment. 

The open clinics will be found at 
https://www.lewiscounty.org/vaccine-registration
Residents with no internet access can still call

315-376-5453 to register for an upcoming appointment.

 

Lewis County COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Tracker

 (Latest update from County website: 08/16/21)

 

 Number of Lewis County Residents Receiving 1st Dose

11,829

 

 

Number of Lewis County Residents Fully Vaccinated

10,998

 

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Upcoming Vaccination Clinics:

 

PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE CLINIC, PLEASE NOTE:

  • PHOTO ID is required for all registrants.
  • Arrive at the vaccination site at the time of your appointment so that proper social distancing guidelines can be followed.  
  • MASKS ARE REQUIRED.  
  • Please wear a short sleeve shirt.  
  • If you have tested positive for COVID in the past 10 days, are currently in quarantine or isolation, or are awaiting the results of a COVID test, you are not eligible to get the vaccine at this time, please register at a later time.

 

 

Moderna (Ages 18+)

 Date: Thursday, August 26, 2021

 Time: 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM

 Location: Croghan Street Fair (The Basselin House)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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