BERLIN — Local health care providers remain ever watchful as COVID-19 numbers show a slight uptick over the figures three weeks ago. Even more concerning are the increases showing up in the southern part of the state.
The state figures show there were 5,309 reported active COVID cases on May 19 and nine new deaths. For the week of ending May 19, the state reported 3,889 new cases.
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