TUPPER LAKE — Mercy Living Center is currently reporting a coronavirus outbreak with 17 residents and staff testing positive for COVID-19. No one has been hospitalized, Adirondack Health Spokesman Matt Scollin said. Some are showing COVID-19 symptoms. A vaccinated staff member tested ...

The Essex County Health Department on Monday reported 101 new cases of COVID-19 found in the past 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 gatherings or ...

Vaccinations finally are available to U.S. children as young as 5, to the relief of some parents even as others have questions or fears. Late Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the final OK for youngsters age 5 to 11 to get kid-size doses of the vaccine made by ...

The Essex County Health Department on Monday 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 Thursday and bringing the current total number of COVID-19 cases countywide to 124. The North Country ...

SARANAC LAKE — As community spread of the coronavirus remains high in the Tri-Lakes, St. Bernard’s School is requiring masks in more places and enforcing its social distancing procedures more strictly. The school is having students wear masks during recess outdoors, though the state ...

WASHINGTON — Anticipating a green light from vaccine advisers, the Biden administration is assembling and shipping millions of COVID-19 shots for children ages 5-11, the White House said Monday. The first could go into kids’ arms by midweek. “We are not waiting on the operations and ...