SARANAC LAKE — Primary care facilities operated by Adirondack Health across the region have increased staff precautions and telehealth appointments in response to the significant uptick in COVID-19 cases throughout the North Country. Providers and nurses at all health center locations — ...

WASHINGTON — A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country just one step away from launching an epic vaccination campaign against the outbreak that has killed close to 300,000 Americans. Shots could begin within ...

The number of active cases of COVID-19 across Franklin and Essex counties rose to 201 on Thursday. Franklin County Public Health announced 28 new positive cases overnight — 6.36% of tests processed were positive — bringing the total number of active positives to 143. The Essex County ...

MISSION, Kan. — Just when the U.S. appears on the verge of rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine, the numbers have become gloomier than ever: Over 3,000 American deaths in a single day, more than on D-Day or 9/11. One million new cases in the span of five days. More than 106,000 people in the ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A late October cyberattack on the computer systems of the University of Vermont Medical Center is costing the hospital about $1.5 million a day in lost revenue and recovery costs, its CEO said. The Oct. 28 attack crippled the computer systems of the hospital system ...

ALBANY — New York’s governor said the state could receive its first deliveries of COVID-19 vaccine in the coming days as the pandemic is landing more patients into hospitals across the state, including on Staten Island. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday the state is eagerly awaiting a ...