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Warren County Health Services reported six (6) new Warren County resident COVID-19 cases as of Sunday along with 17 additional recoveries. Four (4) Warren County residents are hospitalized, one fewer than Saturday because of one discharge. All are moderately ill.
Health Services staff are monitoring 125 active COVID-19 cases as of Sunday. 121 of these cases involve mild illness.

Warren County Health Services will hold a vaccination clinic for all eligible populations Thursday afternoon and evening at Warren County Municipal Center, offering the Moderna vaccine. Sign up through a link on the Warren County Facebook page. 250 shots will be administered Thursday, and 250 were administered Tuesday.

Warren County Health Services reported 16 new Warren County resident COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday morning, along with six (6) additional recoveries.
Five (5) Warren County residents are hospitalized, unchanged from Tuesday. All are moderately ill.
Health Services staff are monitoring 124 active COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday. 119 of these cases involve mild illness.

On March 3, 2021, State Police started an investigation into two separate domestic incidents involving Jonathan Quinn, 42, of Knox. On March 23, State Police charged Quinn with Assault 3rd degree, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Criminal Obstruction of Breathing or Blood Circulation. Quinn, a Trooper with the New York State Police who was off-duty at the time of the incidents, was arraigned in the town of Knox Court and released on his own recognizance. He is due back in court on April 7, 2021.

Warren County Health Services reported 10 new Warren County resident COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday morning, along with 12 additional recoveries.
Five (5) Warren County residents are hospitalized, one (1) fewer than Monday because of one discharge. All are moderately ill.
Health Services staff are monitoring 114 active COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday. 109 of these cases involve mild illness.

The Capital Region is New York’s second leading economic development region in reducing its ranks of people in poverty, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau five-year estimates. Warren County saw the region’s biggest drop in its population in poverty at -22 percent, Washington County saw a 15% drop. Saratoga County was down 11%, Rensselaer County, down 10%.

State Police in Queensbury arrested 37-year-old Saquan Lamont of Brooklyn, NY, for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia. State Police stopped Lamont for a traffic infraction as he traveled on I-87 In Queensbury shortly before 1:00 a.m. on Sunday. When the Trooper spoke with Lamont, they observed signs of drug use inside the vehicle and a search was conducted. Lamont was found to be in possession of over 11 ounces of crack cocaine, approximately 1.48 ounces of heroin, and drug paraphernalia commonly used for the packaging and sale of controlled substances

Warren County Health Services reported six (6) new Warren County resident COVID-19 cases as of Monday morning, along with 12 additional recoveries.
Six (6) Warren County residents are hospitalized, unchanged from Sunday. All are moderately ill.
Health Services staff are monitoring 116 active COVID-19 cases as of Monday. 110 of these cases involve mild illness.

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik introduced the American Workforce Recovery Act. Specifically, the bill:
Gives states funding to expand vocational training options for workers and increase remote employment services.
Grants local workforce boards with funds for reskilling workers through individual training accounts and employer-directed training. Allows for flexibility on how displaced workers use their individual training accounts, and Incentivizes businesses to offer work-based training.

Warren County Health Services reported 11 new Warren County resident COVID-19 cases as of Sunday morning, along with 10 additional recoveries.
Six (6) Warren County residents are hospitalized, two (2) more than Saturday. All are moderately ill.
Health Services staff are monitoring 122 active COVID-19 cases as of Sunday. 116 of these cases involve mild illness.