Washington County, NY

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (01/17, 6:00 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County, NY - Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 712 (- 44)...Continue reading

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (01/12, 4:45 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County, NY - Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 897 (- 30)...Continue reading

IS YOUR HOME AND FAMILY READY? Did you know... According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), more than one-quarter (27%) of reported fires in 2014-2018 occurred in homes. Even worse, more than three-quarters (77%) of civilian fire deaths and almost three-quarters (73%) of all reported injuries were caused by home fires. Awareness, preparedness and working smoke alarms save lives! Check out this Good Morning America video (which aired on GMA recently) featuri...ng a local family of Greenwich Fire 12834 Public (Greenwich FD) members, who together dedicate much of their time and efforts their community responding to Fire and EMS calls as well as educating those in their community on fire safety! THANK YOU to the Hopkins family and the members of the Greenwich Fire Department for your continued dedication and tireless efforts! Here's the link to the #GMA web story: bit.ly/firesafetywithgnhfd PS (shameless plug ahead ): Kelsey (one of the firefighters featured in the video) is one of our own Public Safety Communications Officers too! IN NEED OF SMOKE ALARMS? Fire Coordinator Glenn Bristol and our team at Washington County, NY - Department of Public Safety, partner with the American Red Cross Eastern New York on their #SoundTheAlarm home fire program, helping to provide working smoke alarms to those in need. If you are in need of working smoke alarms, please call our office at (518)747-7520 Ext. 6. #GoodMorningAmerica #GMA #firesafety #washingtoncountyny

Snow continues through the evening and into the early morning hours tomorrow (expected to end between 2AM and 3AM) tomorrow (Monday)... Additional accumulations of 1" - 2" are possible through the early morning, travel slowly and safely! Get your updated, custom weather forecast and latest information from our partners at the US National Weather Service Albany NY right here: https://www.weather.gov/aly/ BE AWARE, PREPARED and STAY INFORMED ... - Sign up for notifications with NY-Alert at https://alert.ny.gov - Stay connected, our free app at bit.ly/wcnydpsapp #readywashington #prepareny #beready

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (01/11, 5:00 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County, NY - Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 924 (+ 79)...Continue reading

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (01/03, 5:30 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County, NY - Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 882 (+ 6)... COVID-19 + Active Cases: 188 (- 9) COVID-19 + Confirmed Cases: 917 (+ 28) COVID-19 + Recovered: 714 (+ 37) COVID-19 + Current Hospitalizations: 7 (No Change) COVID-19 + Related Deaths: 15 (No Change) NOTES ON TODAY'S CASE ACTIVITY Twenty-eight new COVID-19 + cases were added since yesterday, there are thirty-seven new recoveries of active cases and seven active cases are currently hospitalized. eight of today's new cases are related to active COVID-19 + cases / investigations, one has been identified as obtained at a workplace / organization (with no unknown exposures) and the remaining nineteen cases are identified as "community" cases with unknown origin at this time. The Public Health Investigations and Contact Tracing efforts are still ongoing for today's new cases. INCREASE IN CASES / PUM, CONTACT TRACING TAKING TIME Due to the continued significant increases in COVID-19 + cases and subsequent PUMs, contact tracing efforts are taking up to 72 hours (or more in extensive cases) to complete from the time all the necessary information is received by Public Health. Our Public Health team are asking that those who receive positive test results self-notify to their known close personal contacts and Public Health advises anyone who has been notified they are a contact of a COVID-19 + to self-quarantine until they are contacted by Public Health or the NYS Contact Tracing team. Our Public Health and NYS Contact Tracing teams are working as quickly as they possibly can through the cases they are receiving. HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE & HEALTHY As with any other communicable disease, COVID knows no geographical boundaries! How can you best protect yourself, family and friends from COVID-19? : - STAY HOME if you're not feeling well - BE MINDFUL of your activities and those you visit - KEEP YOUR DISTANCE (at least 6') - AVOID gatherings (even though we all want to!) - WASH YOUR HANDS often - MASK UP in public places (or when you can't distance) - TRAVELING? Check Travel Advisories prior OFFICIAL UPDATES All official updates and information from Washington County will originate from our Public Health and Public Safety departments and will be posted on our public information page at washingtoncountyny.gov/coronavirus . #covid19 #coronavirus #beaware #stayinformed #nyprepare

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (01/16, 6:45 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County, NY - Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 756 (- 13)...Continue reading

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (01/15, 8:30 PM) *W/ MAP Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County, NY - Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 769 (- 11)...Continue reading

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (01/02, 6:15 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County, NY - Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 (Changes since 12/31) Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 876 (- 9)...Continue reading

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (01/14, 7:00 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County, NY - Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 780 (- 86)...Continue reading

COVID-19 VACCINE INFO (Update: 01/11/2021, 12:30 PM) Governor Andrew Cuomo announced late Friday afternoon that categories 1A and 1B are eligible for COVID-19 vaccine beginning today, January 11, 2021. Information is forthcoming and changing quickly from the state, all deployments / distribution of vaccine are dependent on the current supply of vaccine being available. Deployment of the limited vaccine available is being coordinated at the state level for the regional vaccina...tion HUB areas. Please Note: Eligibility does not guarantee vaccine availability for each individual in the category and appointments will be made as vaccine is available to local distribution sites. While our Washington County, NY Public Health Department continues their planning and coordination efforts for distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine with the Capital Region HUB partners, we are currently awaiting a supply of vaccine and do not have any available for distribution at this time. PLEASE DO NOT call our Public Health office relative to vaccine, when PODs (Points of Distribution) are open, an announcement will be made on all of our sites / outlets and all scheduling will be done through the state's system online or by phone with the NYS Vaccination Hotline (**launching at 4:00 PM today**) at (833)NYS-4VAX. We caution there will not be vaccine available to all eligible individuals at one time, appointments will be scheduled as vaccine availability will allow. Per the Governor's announcement, at the current rate of supply, it will take approximately 16 weeks to complete vaccine rollout to those currently deemed eligible. I WANT TO BE VACCINATED, WHAT CAN I DO? - Are you eligible? http://bit.ly/COVID19_AmIEligible - No internet access? Call (833)NYS-4VAX (after 4PM today) - Check with your Healthcare Provider for vaccine availability - Check with Pharmacies: CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens & Kinney - Check our site for updates: washingtoncountyny.gov/coronavirus For the latest information on the COVID-19 Vaccine and NYS Vaccine Distribution Program, check the state's website here: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/ Our team at Washington County, NY Public Health Department remains committed to ensuring all those in our county who wish to be vaccinated can be vaccinated! The distribution of vaccine is an extensive process and will take a significant amount of time to get to everyone, we are required to abide by the stipulations as set forth in the state's distribution program and are limited by supply. We encourage everyone to stay up to date, informed and be patient as we all work through these challenges together. #COVID19 #vaccinateny #washingtoncountyny

A bit messy out there this morning, a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY remains in effect through 11:00 AM this morning. WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of 2 to 5 inches and 1 to 3 inches in the Berkshires. Total flat ice accumulations of one tenth to a quarter of an inch. IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions and poor visibility.... ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Mixed precipitation will continue into early this morning, then change to snow across the southern Adirondacks and a mix of rain and snow in lower elevations after sunrise. Get your updated, custom weather forecast and latest information from our partners at the US National Weather Service Albany NY right here: https://www.weather.gov/aly/ BE AWARE, PREPARED and STAY INFORMED - Sign up for notifications with NY-Alert at https://alert.ny.gov - Stay connected, our free app at bit.ly/wcnydpsapp #readywashington #prepareny #beready

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (01/10, 5:00 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County, NY - Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 845 (+ 29)...Continue reading

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (01/13, 7:00 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County, NY - Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 866 (- 31)...Continue reading

WEATHER FOR TONIGHT / TOMORROW AM: Winter Weather Advisory from 1/1/2021 7:00 PM to 1/2/2021 11:00 AM EST for Washington County, NY. The first system is forecast to bring a wintry mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain tonight into Saturday. Precipitation will begin as snow or a mix of snow and sleet for most areas this evening, then transition to sleet and freezing rain and mix in some rain possibly (temperature dependent) overnight into Saturday morning. Get your upda...ted, custom weather forecast and latest information from our partners at the US National Weather Service Albany NY right here: https://www.weather.gov/aly/ BE AWARE, PREPARED and STAY INFORMED - Sign up for notifications with NY-Alert at https://alert.ny.gov - Stay connected, our free app at bit.ly/wcnydpsapp #readywashington #prepareny #beready

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (11/04, 4:45 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department Washington County Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 222 (- 7)... COVID-19 + Confirmed Cases: 347 (+ 1) COVID-19 + Active Cases: 25 (- 1) COVID-19 + Recovered: 309 (+ 2) COVID-19 Current Hospitalizations: 2 (+ 1) COVID-19 Related Deaths: 13 (No Change) NOTES ON TODAY'S UPDATE We added one new COVID-19 + case today, following return of lab results. Today's new case is related to other current active cases, and two of the previously reported COVID-19 + cases have recovered. Two of the active COVID-19 + cases remain hospitalized (an increase of one today). The Public Health Investigations and Contact Tracing are still being completed, so additional notifications may still be forthcoming. HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE & HEALTHY As with any other communicable disease, COVID knows no geographical boundaries! How can you best protect yourself, family and friends from COVID-19? : - STAY HOME if you're not feeling well - BE MINDFUL of your activities and those you visit - KEEP YOUR DISTANCE (at least 6') - AVOID large gatherings (even though we all want to!) - WASH YOUR HANDS often - MASK UP in public places (or when you can't distance) OFFICIAL UPDATES All official updates and information from Washington County will originate from our Public Health and Public Safety departments and will be posted on our public information page at washingtoncountyny.gov/coronavirus . #covid19 #coronavirus #beaware #stayinformed #nyprepare

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (01/09, 5:30 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County, NY - Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 816 (- 82)...Continue reading

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (12/31, 5:15 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County, NY - Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 885 (+ 80)...Continue reading

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (01/08, 8:00 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County, NY - Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 898 (+ 119)...Continue reading

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (11/03, 5:00 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 221 (- 2)... COVID-19 + Confirmed Cases: 341 (+ 1) COVID-19 + Active Cases: 22 (No Change) COVID-19 + Recovered: 306 (+ 1) COVID-19 Current Hospitalizations: 2 (No Change) COVID-19 Related Deaths: 13 (No Change) NOTES ON TODAY'S UPDATE We added one new COVID-19 + case today, following return of lab results. Today's new case is related to other current active cases - one of the previously reported COVID-19 + cases have recovered and two active COVID-19 + cases remain hospitalized. The Public Health Investigations and Contact Tracing are still being completed, so additional notifications may still be forthcoming. GET OUT AND VOTE! If you haven't visited the polls yet, they're open through 9:00 PM, don't miss the opportunity to get out and vote! A sincere THANK YOU to our county Board of Elections team members and everyone who turned out to vote for all their work to ensure we have polling sites that are taking measures to keep us all safe and healthy as we exercise our right to vote! HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE & HEALTHY As with any other communicable disease, COVID knows no geographical boundaries! How can you best protect yourself, family and friends from COVID-19? : - STAY HOME if you're not feeling well - BE MINDFUL of your activities and those you visit - KEEP YOUR DISTANCE (at least 6') - AVOID large gatherings (even though we all want to!) - WASH YOUR HANDS often - MASK UP in public places (or when you can't distance) OFFICIAL UPDATES All official updates and information from Washington County will originate from our Public Health and Public Safety departments and will be posted on our public information page at washingtoncountyny.gov/coronavirus . #covid19 #coronavirus #beaware #stayinformed #nyprepare

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (11/02, 4:45 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 223 (+ 4)...Continue reading

NORTH GRANVILLE WATER DISTRICT TESTING NOTIFICATION: Tuesday, November 3, 2020 AM Hrs This is an important message from the Town of Granville and the North Granville Water District: There will be a NYS mandated Fire Sprinkler Inspection at the Slate Valley Center for Rehabilitation on Tuesday, November 3rd during the morning hours. The Town is taking measures to minimize the effect of this water use on our system. Please be aware that there may be a disruption in the pressu...re in the system during and after the test which may lead to some discoloration of the water. If that occurs, leave the water running for a short time until it clears up. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, the duration of any interruption should be short. Any questions can be directed to the Water Superintendent at (518)642-2560. The Town of Granville thanks you for your patience and understanding. A notification message was deployed to area residents with NY-Alert. Didn’t receive it? Sign up at alert.ny.gov to receive our alerts!

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (11/01, 4:00 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 219 (+ 8)...Continue reading

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (10/31, 4:00 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! BE SAFE. BE HEALTHY. Halloween celebrations and activities, including trick-or-treating, can be filled with fun, but must be done in a safe ...way to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Halloween should be spooky and safe - here are some tips to celebrate more safely: https://on.ny.gov/3oMGGqL CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 211 (+ 8) COVID-19 + Confirmed Cases: 335 (+ 2) COVID-19 + Active Cases: 19 (+ 2) COVID-19 + Recovered: 303 (No Change) COVID-19 Current Hospitalizations: 2 (+ 1) COVID-19 Related Deaths: 13 (No Change) NOTES ON TODAY'S UPDATE Two new COVID-19 + cases were added today, no new recoveries. In regards to today's two new cases, one case is related to another recent COVID-19 + case, the second case is from an unrelated origin. The Public Health Investigations and Contact Tracing are still being completed, so additional notifications may still be forthcoming. HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE & HEALTHY As with any other communicable disease, COVID knows no geographical boundaries! How can you best protect yourself, family and friends from COVID-19? : - STAY HOME if you're not feeling well - BE MINDFUL of your activities and those you visit - KEEP YOUR DISTANCE (at least 6') - AVOID large gatherings (even though we all want to!) - WASH YOUR HANDS often - MASK UP in public places (or when you can't distance) OFFICIAL UPDATES All official updates and information from Washington County will originate from our Public Health and Public Safety departments and will be posted on our public information page at washingtoncountyny.gov/coronavirus . #covid19 #coronavirus #beaware #stayinformed #nyprepare

Not much is the same this year, but it's still Halloween and there are plenty of ways to enjoy in a healthy and safe way. Halloween celebrations and activities, including trick-or-treating, can be filled with fun, but must be done in a safe way to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The best way to celebrate Halloween this year is to have fun with the people who live in your household. Decorating your house or apartment, decorating and carving pumpkins, playing Halloween-themed games, watching spooky movies, and trick-or-treating through your house or in a backyard scavenger hunt are all fun and healthy ways to celebrate during this time. Be safe. Be Healthy. Happy Halloween!

COVID-19 UPDATE - WASHINGTON CO (10/29, 5:00 PM) Your partners at the Washington County, NY Public Health Department, Washington County Department of Public Safety and County Administration continue to remind those in our communities to continue to exercise distancing, mask up if out in public, stay aware and informed! CURRENT STATUS OF COVID-19 Persons Under Monitoring of PH: 203 (+ 44)...Continue reading

HOLIDAY TRAVEL MESSAGE ISSUED FOR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES Our Washington County, NY Public Health Department & Public Safety teams continue working side by side with all of our school partners throughout the county on a daily basis on the response to COVID-19 in our communities. Keeping our students, staff members and school facilities safe and healthy so education can continue as effectively and safety as possible for everyone in our communities is everyone's goal as we continue ...our work together. To ensure everyone in our school communities have a comprehensive understanding of the state's Travel Advisory and subsequent actions that must follow travel or hosting out of the area visitors regarding quarantines, testing and ability for students to attend school - we have issued a "Holiday Travel Message to our School Communities" in coordination with our school leadership that our school partners are currently distributing. Read our full "Holiday Travel Message to our School Communities" here: http://bit.ly/schoolholidaytravelmsg THANK YOU! We wish to extend our continued thanks and appreciation to all of our school administration partners, staff members and our entire school communities for all you are doing to keep our schools as safe and healthy as possible! HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE & HEALTHY As with any other communicable disease, COVID knows no geographical boundaries! How can you best protect yourself, family and friends from COVID-19? : - STAY HOME if you're not feeling well - BE MINDFUL of your activities and those you visit - KEEP YOUR DISTANCE (at least 6') - AVOID large gatherings (even though we all want to!) - WASH YOUR HANDS often - MASK UP in public places (or when you can't distance) OFFICIAL UPDATES All official updates and information from Washington County will originate from our Public Health and Public Safety departments and will be posted on our public information page at washingtoncountyny.gov/coronavirus . #covid19 #coronavirus #beaware #stayinformed #nyprepare

WASHINGTON COUNTY ANNOUNCES ACTIVATION OF IAMRESPONDING TTD FOR FIRE / EMS AGENCIES As a redundant backup to the county's paging alert system and add on feature to IamResponding, the Department of Public Safety has implemented TwoToneDetect by IamResponding.com. This feature DOES NOT REPLACE PAGERS and is a supplemental notification system, end-users will need to connect with their department's IaR administrator to activate. ... All Fire / EMS Chief Officers were sent an instructional message on the agency and individual member settings, for any questions or for assistance / support, please reach out to Director Gosnell or Deputy Director Hardy for assistance. For more information on TwoToneDetect visit: https://www.iamresponding.com/pages/TTD

Travel slowly and safely, with precipitation finishing up in many areas throughout our region and temps around the freezing mark, there are some slick spots and a few accidents have been reported. THANK YOU to all of our DPW crews kicking off the winter weather season with dedication, keeping our roadways as clear and safe as possible - always! #giveemabrake #dontcrowdtheplow

Ohhhhh ?!? Rain will continue to change to snow early this morning from north to south, and from higher to lower elevations. As always, our partners at the US National Weather Service Albany NY have us covered, total expected snowfall amounts are on the graphic below. The combination of reduced visibilities and wet roadways may result in hazardous traveling conditions. Motorists are encouraged to leave plenty of room between neighboring vehicles, use low beam headlights and allow a little extra time to reach your destination safely. Safe travels!

COVID-19 CASE CONFIRMED: SALEM CSD This afternoon Washington County, NY Public Health Department and the Salem Central School District received notification of a COVID-19 + result from an attendee of the Salem High School, who was in attendance (in-person) as recent as October 22, 2020. County Public Health and the School District are working closely to identify all potential exposures and work through the Public Health Investigation as quickly as possible. SALEM CSD MODIFIED... SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED The Salem Central School District has a previously scheduled remote learning day for the entire district for tomorrow (Friday, 10/30), which will continue as scheduled. The school district staff is also in the process of communicating information on the status of the situation with the school community and will be shifting school for all grade levels to remote learning for all of next week (through Friday, November 6th), in accordance with the school's response plans. Check back on the school's website for additional updates here: https://www.salemcsd.org/ HOW DOES CONTACT TRACING WORK? When a COVID-19 related Public Health investigation commences, our Public Health team obtains information regarding whereabouts, visits, events and lists of contacts of a COVID-19 positive or PUI (Person Under Investigation). Following that, lists are reviewed for exposures and the investigation continues and contact tracing begins, which is conducted by our Public Health team and/or the NYS Contact Tracing team. Contact tracing is conducted by phone, so please be sure to keep your eyes out for calls from "NYS Contact Tracing" or "Washington Co". While we understand this is a very concerning situation, contact tracing is very detailed and takes time to complete accurately. Please understand that the contact tracing process will be ongoing through tonight and into tomorrow. PLEASE continue to be vigilant and utilize safe and healthy practices as noted : - STAY HOME if you're not feeling well - BE MINDFUL of your activities and those you visit (for contact tracing, if needed) - SOCIAL DISTANCE (at least 6' between you and others) - AVOID large gatherings (even though we all want to!) - WASH YOUR HANDS often - MASK UP in public places THANK YOU SALEM CSD & COMMUNITY The Salem CSD administration and staff are following their plan with dedication and working with our Public Health team hand in hand. Our Public Health team wishes to extend their thanks and appreciation to the school personnel and the Salem CSD community for their handling, coordination of the investigation and their understanding and support as we begin the process and work through it throughout the evening and into tomorrow. We will provide a coordinated update with our partners at the Salem CSD on the situation as soon as we have the Public Health Investigation complete.