WASHINGTON, D.C. — Under criticism after weeks of shortages, President Joe Biden’s administration is working to make COVID-19 rapid test kits more available and accessible to Americans by boosting supply and lowering costs. A new federal website to request free test kits launches Wednesday, ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that the government will double to 1 billion the rapid, at-home COVID-19 tests to be distributed free to Americans, along with “high-quality masks,” as he highlighted his efforts to “surge” resources to help the country weather the ...

Franklin County Public Health reported nearly 900 active COVID-19 cases countywide on Wednesday, marking the second time this week the county has reported a new record high number of active cases at one time. The state Department of Health also reported two more COVID-related deaths in ...

The first week of 2022 has brought new three new COVID-19-related deaths in Franklin County, two more deaths in Essex County, and hundreds of new cases in both counties. The Essex County Health Department said both people who died this week were vaccinated but had not gotten a booster shot. ...

RAY BROOK — The Federal Corrections Institute at Ray Brook is in the midst of a coronavirus outbreak. The Federal Bureau of Prisons reported 40 inmates and four staff positive for COVID-19 on Friday. The number of positive inmates reported Friday was double the number reported the day ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York is joining a handful of states in requiring health care workers to get a COVID-19 booster shot. Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that she was expanding on a vaccine mandate she instituted last fall requiring health care workers to get vaccinated because too many ...